heroiam slava
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
A farewell, a sign-off indicating support to Ukraine, now in reference to the Russian invasion of 2022, used as a response to slava Ukraini.
Example Sentences
- "The uniformed cab driver greets the customer with the OUN [Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists] salute, “Slava Ukrainy! Heroiam Slava! SS Galizien greets you! Please have a seat” and entertain their customers with patriotic music in the cab during the ride."
- "And if you have friends or family in Ukraine, tell them that we care – that we stand with Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!"
- "“Slava Ukraini,” the passenger said over the wall of the siren as she passed her document over. The border guard smiled back. “Heroiam slava.”"
- "As kick-off drew nearer it became clear the FA and the coach needn’t have worried about the turnout – though the ground was not quite full, the Ukrainian support was sizeable and very vocal, with loud chants of “Slava Ukraini! – Heroiam Slava!”"
- "Winnipeggers met Mayor Scott Gillingham’s affirmation of support for Lviv, Ukraine, with chants of “Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!” outside city hall last month."
- "I’m 76. Wish I was younger I would volunteer to fight along with you Ukrainian heroes. Heroiam Slava."
Etymology
Transliteration of Ukrainian геро́ям сла́ва (herójam sláva, “glory to the heroes”). Salute originating in the interwar period. A response to the initiating interjection slava Ukraini.
Inflected Forms
heroyam slava (alternative)