зэк
nounmasculineanimatecountablevery rarely used (#32575)
- 1.
convict (esp. in a labor camp)
- 2.
prisoner (colloquial), inmate
Usage info
The terms зк, зек / зэк, зека are derived from 'Заключённый каналоармеец', which means a labor convict of a Gulag of the Stalin era.
Examples
В лагере находилось несколько тысяч зэков.
There were several thousand inmates in the camp.
Старый зэк рассказывал молодым тюремные истории.
The old convict told the younger men prison stories.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | зэ́к | зэ́ки |
| gen.genitive | зэ́ка | зэ́ков |
| dat.dative | зэ́ку | зэ́кам |
| acc.accusative | зэ́ка | зэ́ков |
| inst.instrumental | зэ́ком | зэ́ками |
| prep.prepositional | зэ́ке | зэ́ках |
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Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
