боёвка

Russian

Etymology

Short of боевая организация (bojevaja organizacija, battle organization) or a similar term. Cognate with Ukrainian бої́вка (bojívka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈjɵfkə]

Noun

боёвка • (bojóvkaf inan (genitive боёвки, nominative plural боёвки, genitive plural боёвок)

  1. (historical, informal) a terrorist group of anarchists or Esers in beginning of the 20th century in Tsarist Russia and early Soviet Russia
  2. (dated, informal) any terrorist group

Declension

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