slava ukraini
/ˈslɑːvə(j)ʊkɹʌˈiːni(ː)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
A greeting and farewell indicating support for Ukraine, now in reference to the Russian invasion of 2022.
Example Sentences
- "“READY, AIM” … with the shout of “AIM!” Burlak suddenly pressed forward his body and with tremendous defiance shouted “SLAVA UKRAINI!” […] Passing several bunkers enroute to the west, Vasyl Motuk noted the “Death to Stalin!” “Slava Ukraini!” “We’ll Be Back!” and “You’ll Hear From Us Soon!” inscriptions crayoned upon the bunker walls."
- "Gleb is proud to be graduating from GISS. He thanks his mother, stepfather, stepbrother and his grandfather Vasya Kotov for all their help and support. SLAVA UKRAINI!"
- "And to our Ukrainian friends in this moment of agony, I say we are with you, and we are on your side. Your right to choose your own destiny is a right that the United Kingdom and our allies will always defend. And in that spirit I join you in saying slava Ukraini."
- "I am proud to be here with all of you in this beautiful church, to try to address to you and speak in solidarity of all the people of Maryland that we stand with the brave, proud people of Ukraine. This has united the people of Maryland, America, and the world. Slava Ukraini."
- "Andrew dedicated his life to the Ukrainian community and a free and independent Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! In his teenage years Andrew was a champion long distance cyclist."
- "Anyone who wants proof that this [sic] really me: democracy obsessive, please no more populists, science is real, wombats, ultralights, Royal Enfields, Cambodia, policy, plagues, puffins, possums, pangolins, planes and a llama. Slava Ukraini!"
Etymology
Transliteration of Ukrainian сла́ва Украї́ні (sláva Ukrajíni, literally “glory to Ukraine”). A patriotic salute originating in the Ukrainian War of Independence at the end of World War I, together with its response interjection heroiam slava. The phrase is in the dative case, with Украї́ні (Ukrajíni) being the dative form of the noun Украї́на (Ukrajína). It indicates the recipient of the action or the indirect object.
Inflected Forms
slava Ukrayini (alternative)