Meaning
Soviet
- Soviet (pertaining to the Soviet Union)
In a sentence
Mio nonno aveva una vecchia radio sovietica.
My grandfather had an old Soviet radio.
Hai visto quel film sovietico ieri sera?
Did you see that Soviet film last night?
Non ho mai letto un giornale sovietico.
I have never read a Soviet newspaper.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sovietico | masculine · singular |
| sovietica | feminine · singular |
| sovietici | masculine · plural |
| sovietiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually follows the noun in neutral prose: Unione Sovietica, regime sovietico. Before the noun can sound more literary or emphatic.
- Agree it normally: sovietico, sovietica, sovietici, sovietiche. English speakers often forget the feminine/plural forms.
- Use russo for Russian in general; sovietico refers specifically to the USSR period, institutions, or ideology.