gułag

Polish

Etymology

From the Russian acronym ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡu.wak/
  • (file)

Noun

gułag m inan

  1. gulag (soviet prison camp)

Declension

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.