soviética

Soviética is the feminine form of the adjective soviético in Spanish and Portuguese, used to indicate origin, affiliation, or characteristics related to the Soviet Union or its era. It commonly modifies feminine nouns, as in mujer soviética (Soviet woman) or cultura soviética (Soviet culture). The masculine form is soviético, and the plural forms are soviéticos (masculine) and soviéticas (feminine).

Etymology and grammar: Soviética derives from the term Soviet, and its feminine ending follows the standard gender agreement rules of Spanish and Portuguese grammar. Adjectives in these languages agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify, so soviética corresponds to feminine singular nouns, while soviéticas is used for feminine plural nouns.

Usage and context: The term is used to describe things connected with the Soviet Union—its people, politics, institutions, culture, technology, and ideology. Typical collocations include cultura soviética, educación soviética, ciencia soviética, and mujer soviética. It is not a proper noun but a descriptive epithet that helps classify historical or cultural phenomena associated with the USSR.

Historical scope: In most contexts, soviética pertains to the period of the Soviet Union, roughly from 1917 to 1991, or to its legacy in retrospective discussion. After the dissolution of the USSR, the term remains common in historical and scholarly writing and in translations dealing with the Soviet era.

See also: Soviet Union, Unión Soviética, URSS, soviético, languege gender agreement.