Wondrous Words Wednesday - Starshyna

 

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme created by the Bermuda Onion Blog and now hosted at Elza Reads where you can share new words that you’ve encountered, or spotlight words you love!

The word that has caught my eye this week is......


I’ve just finished the Benjamin Cross novel Colony which I can only describe as Jurassic Park on Ice and in the book there are a bunch of soldiers and the head soldier is addressed as Starshyna ( I believe it is also spelled Starshina).

I’ve never heard this word before and despite its military heritage I think it has a lovely ring to it.

I found this definition on Wikipedia 

Starshina (Russian: старшина) or Starshyna in Ukrainian transliteration is a senior non-commissioned rank or designation in the military forces of some Slavic states. In army terminology, a starshina is either an appointment roughly equivalent to "Company Sergeant Major" or a rank equal to a NATO OR-8. In naval terminology, starshina is a general term for junior and middle-ranking non-commissioned officers, similar in usage to "Petty Officer".


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  1. Greg10 February 2021 at 03:02

    I need this book

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  2. La La in the Library10 February 2021 at 05:37

    You are good! I would have assumed it was a made up word and not have looked it up. I love the sound of it, too. 😊

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  3. Tammy Sparks10 February 2021 at 14:28

    It sounds like a name to me, actually it would be a good character name.😁

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  4. Elza Reads10 February 2021 at 15:41

    Hi Heather! I also thought it was actually a name! Wha ha ha!! Good for you for digging deeper. So glad you are enjoying WWW so much! I'll have a new one up next week, but please feel free to do it weekly if you want to!

    PS: I'll attach my Six Degrees of Separation post for you, think you are going to love it.

    Elza Reads

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    1. Heather @ Random Redheaded Ramblings28 February 2021 at 20:43

      It’s great fun, every book I read at the minute seems to have new words to me!

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  5. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz10 February 2021 at 18:31

    So, would I be Starshyna Nance? I like that. Perhaps I will enlist.

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  6. Kristina11 February 2021 at 04:29

    Oh! First time that I’m seeing this meme.. which I gotta say, I quite like the idea.

    Despice not being my thing, describing something as « jurasic park on ice » just seems so cool 😂
    I definately agree with you that Starshyna does sounds good.. i wouldn’t had guessed it was a military title ! As other as said, it sounds like a name - or even a « loving name » in the same vein as dear or darling.

    Kristina @ Books-and-dachshunds

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    1. Heather @ Random Redheaded Ramblings28 February 2021 at 20:46

      I does sound like a term of endearment doesn’t it! My starshyna!

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  7. chucklesthescot11 February 2021 at 10:34

    Ooh Jurassic Park on ice? This is getting added to wishlist right now!

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  8. IzaBzh11 February 2021 at 12:42

    Starshyna looks and sounds a lot better than company sergeant major !

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  9. Judy Krueger11 February 2021 at 17:34

    Good one!

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  10. Joyousreads12 February 2021 at 16:09

    Interesting! Thank you for sharing.

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  11. Lynn19 February 2021 at 14:22

    What a great choice of word - never heard or seen it used before so thanks for sharing.
    Lynn :D

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