поручик Ржевский

Russian

Etymology

The surname Ржевский is the adjective of Ржев (Rzhev), a small but very old town situated on the Volga River between Moscow and Minsk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɐˈrut͡ɕɪk ˈrʐɛfskʲɪj]

Proper noun

пору́чик Рже́вский • (porúčik Ržévskij) m anim (genitive пору́чика Рже́вского)

  1. lieutenant Rzhevsky (a fictional young cavalry officer, coarse and vulgar, who figures in numerous popular Russian jokes that poke fun at social sophistication and decorum)

Declension
Declension of пору́чик Рже́вский (anim sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative пору́чик Рже́вский
porúčik Ržévskij
genitive пору́чика Рже́вского
porúčika Ržévskovo
dative пору́чику Рже́вскому
porúčiku Ržévskomu
accusative пору́чика Рже́вского
porúčika Ržévskovo
instrumental пору́чиком Рже́вским
porúčikom Ržévskim
prepositional пору́чике Рже́вском
porúčike Ržévskom

See also
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