гэбня

Russian

Alternative forms

• гебня́ (gebnjá)

Etymology

From ГБ (GB, “state security”) +‎ -ня́ (-njá). ГБ (GB), short for госуда́рственная безопа́сность (gosudárstvennaja bezopásnostʹ) is pronounced гэ-бэ́ (gɛ-bɛ́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɨbˈnʲa]

Noun

гэбня́ • (gɛbnjá) f inan (genitive гэбни́, uncountable)

1. (derogatory, collective, politics) members of the Soviet or Russian state security (Cheka, NKVD, KGB, FSB, etc.)

   Synonym: гэбу́ха (gɛbúxa)

Declension

Declension of гэбня́ (inan sg-only fem-form soft-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular
nominative	гэбня́ gɛbnjá
genitive	гэбни́ gɛbní
dative	гэбне́ gɛbné
accusative	гэбню́ gɛbnjú
instrumental	гэбнёй, гэбнёю gɛbnjój, gɛbnjóju
prepositional	гэбне́ gɛbné

Related terms

• гэби́ст (gɛbíst), гэби́стка (gɛbístka)