вырусь

Russian

Etymology

Attested since 2004. From вы- (vy-, “out-”) +‎ русь (rusʹ, “Rus”); modeled on вы́крест (výkrest). Literally, “ex-Russian” or “no longer Russian”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɨrʊsʲ]

Noun

вы́русь • (výrusʹ) f inan (genitive вы́руси, nominative plural вы́руси, genitive plural вы́русей)

  1. (neologism, derogatory, usually collective) Russians who have shed their Russian identity in favour of another; ex-Russians, turncoats, traitors

Usage notes

Used mainly in Russian nationalist discourse.

Declension

  • не́русь (nérusʹ, “non-Russians, people who are not ethnic Russians”)
  • о́трусь (ótrusʹ, “Russians who have lost their Russian identity but not joined another”)
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