dedovshchina

English

Etymology

From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína) - дед + -ов- + -щин- + ending - lit.: "grandfatherism".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʲɪdɐfˈɕːinə/

Noun

dedovshchina (uncountable)

hazing, the informal system of subjection and bullying of new junior conscripts, formerly to the Soviet Armed Forces and today to the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.

Translations

bullying in the Soviet/Russian army

Belarusian: дзедаўшчына f (dzjedaŭščýna)
Czech: dědovščina f
Dutch: dedovsjtsjina f
Finnish: simputus (fi)
French: dedovchtchina f
German: Dedowschtschina f

Kazakh: әлімжеттік (älimjettik)
Korean: 데도브시나 (dedobeusina)
Lithuanian: dedovščina f
Polish: diedowszczyna f
Russian: дедовщи́на (ru) f (dedovščína)
Ukrainian: дідівщина f (didivščýna)

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