ехидна
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛˈxidna]
Noun
ехидна • (ehidna) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ехидна (ehidna) | ехидни (ehidni) |
| definite unspecified | ехидната (ehidnata) | ехидните (ehidnite) |
| definite proximal | ехиднава (ehidnava) | ехидниве (ehidnive) |
| definite distal | ехиднана (ehidnana) | ехиднине (ehidnine) |
| vocative | ехидно (ehidno) | ехидни (ehidni) |
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ехидьна (jexidĭna, “venomous snake”),[1] from Old Church Slavonic ѥхидьна (jexidĭna),[2] from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “viper, snake”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈxʲidnə]
Audio (Saint Petersburg): (file)
Noun
ехи́дна • (jexídna) f anim (genitive ехи́дны, nominative plural ехи́дны, genitive plural ехи́дн)
- echidna (any of the four species of small spined monotremes)
- red-bellied black snake
- (colloquial, figurative) viper, snake
Declension
Declension of ехи́дна (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- ехи́дный (jexídnyj)
References
- ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1990), “ѥхидьна”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 3 (добродѣтельно – изжечисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 224
- ^ Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “ехидна”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 267
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ехидна”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “ехидна”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.