ЗеКа́
nounmasculineanimateindeclinable
Meanings
- convictesp. in a labor camp
- prisoner, inmatecolloquial
Usage notes
The terms зк, зек / зэк, зека are derived from 'Заключённый каналоармеец', which means a labor convict of a Gulag of the Stalin era.
зек
nounmasculineanimate
Meanings
- convictesp. in a labor camp
- prisoner, inmatecolloquial
Usage notes
The terms зк, зек / зэк, зека are derived from 'Заключённый каналоармеец', which means a labor convict of a Gulag of the Stalin era.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | зе́к | зе́ки |
| Genitive | зе́ка | зе́ков |
| Dative | зе́ку | зе́кам |
| Accusative | зе́ка | зе́ков |
| Instrumental | зе́ком | зе́ками |
| Prepositional | зе́ке | зе́ках |