gúlag

See also: gulag, gułag, Gulag, GULAG, and GUŁag

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏː.laːɣ/
  • Rhymes: -aːɣ

Noun

gúlag n (genitive singular gúlags, nominative plural gúlög)

  1. (historical) gulag (Soviet labour camp)
  2. (historical) gulag (system of all Soviet prison and/or labor camps in use during the Stalinist period)

Declension
declension of gúlag
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gúlag gúlagið gúlög gúlögin
accusative gúlag gúlagið gúlög gúlögin
dative gúlagi gúlaginu gúlögum gúlögunum
genitive gúlags gúlagsins gúlaga gúlaganna

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