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"Strike" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Dec 20, 2022 (see all)
забасто́вка
[ za-bas-tóf-ka ]
Noun , feminine
strike, industrial action

Morphemic analysis

забастовка
prefix: за
root: бастов
suffix: к
ending: а

Etymology

Comes from Italian "basta" (enough).
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Examples of "Strike" in Russian

  • На сле́дующий день в го́роде начала́сь всео́бщая забасто́вка.

    na slyé-du-yu-scheeî dyen' v gó-ra-dyé na-chee-lás' fsee-óp-scha-ya za-bas-tóf-ka

    The next day, a general strike began in the city.

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  • Рабо́тники тра́нспорта собира́ются присоедини́ться к забасто́вке в то́пливной о́трасли.

    ra-bót-nee-kee tráns-par-ta sa-bee-rá-yu-tsa pree-sa-ee-dee-née-tsa k za-ba-stóf-kye f tóp-leev-naî ot-ras-lee

    Transport workers are about to join the strike in the fuel industry.

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Declension of the word забастовка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. забасто́вка забасто́вки
Genitive Gen. забасто́вки забасто́вок
Dative Dat. забасто́вке забасто́вкам
Accusative Acc. забасто́вку забасто́вки
Instrumental Inst. забасто́вкой забасто́вками
Prepositional Prep. забасто́вке забасто́вках

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