ежовщина

Russian

Etymology

Ежо́в (Ježóv) +‎ -щина (-ščina). The term came from the surname​ of the People's Commissar for Internal Affairs of the USSR Nikolay Yezhov.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈʐofɕːɪnə]

Noun

ежо́вщина • (ježóvščina) f inan (genitive ежо́вщины, uncountable)

  1. (historical) Yezhovshchina, or Yezhov Era; Great Purge

Declension
Declension of ежо́вщина (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative ежо́вщина
ježóvščina
genitive ежо́вщины
ježóvščiny
dative ежо́вщине
ježóvščine
accusative ежо́вщину
ježóvščinu
instrumental ежо́вщиной, ежо́вщиною
ježóvščinoj, ježóvščinoju
prepositional ежо́вщине
ježóvščine

See also
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