хрущёвка

Russian

Etymology

Хрущёв (Xruščóv) +‎ -ка (-ka). Named after Soviet Communist party First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xrʊˈɕːɵfkə]

Noun

хрущёвка • (xruščóvka) f inan (genitive хрущёвки, nominative plural хрущёвки, genitive plural хрущёвок)

1. (colloquial) Khrushchyovka (an unofficial name of a type of low-cost, concrete-paneled or brick three- to five-storied apartment building which was developed in the USSR during the early 1960s, during the time of its namesake Nikita Khrushchev)
2. apartment in such a building

Declension

Declension of хрущёвка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	хрущёвка xruščóvka	хрущёвки xruščóvki
genitive	хрущёвки xruščóvki	хрущёвок xruščóvok
dative	хрущёвке xruščóvke	хрущёвкам xruščóvkam
accusative	хрущёвку xruščóvku	хрущёвки xruščóvki
instrumental	хрущёвкой, хрущёвкою xruščóvkoj, xruščóvkoju	хрущёвками xruščóvkami
prepositional	хрущёвке xruščóvke	хрущёвках xruščóvkax

Synonyms

• хрущо́ба (xruščóba) (pejorative)

Related terms

• Хрущёв (Xruščóv)