առնետավազք

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From առնետ (aṙnet, rat) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ վազք (vazkʻ, race), motivated by the expression like rats from a sinking ship, which exists also in Armenian. Although, literally corresponding to English rat race, Russian крыси́ные бега́ (krysínyje begá), the meaning in Armenian is different.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

առնետավազք (aṙnetavazkʻ)

  1. mass crossing to another camp, jumping ship, reneging

Usage notes[edit]

Used especially to describe the behavior of deputies in the parliament jumping overnight from a faction that lost power into the one that gained it.

Declension[edit]