зэк
nounmasculineanimate
Meanings
- convictesp. in a labor camp
- prisoner
- 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 | зэ́к | зэ́ки |
| Genitive | зэ́ка | зэ́ков |
| Dative | зэ́ку | зэ́кам |
| Accusative | зэ́ка | зэ́ков |
| Instrumental | зэ́ком | зэ́ками |
| Prepositional | зэ́ке | зэ́ках |