єхидна
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Ukrainian єхидна (jexydna, “venomous snake”),[1] from Old East Slavic ехидьна (jexidĭna, “venomous snake”),[2] from Old Church Slavonic ѥхидьна (jexidĭna), from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “viper, snake”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jeˈxɪdnɐ]
Noun
єхи́дна • (jexýdna) f animal (genitive єхи́дни, nominative plural єхи́дни, genitive plural єхи́дн)
- echidna (any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae)
- red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
- (figurative, colloquial) viper, snake (a dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | єхи́дна jexýdna |
єхи́дни jexýdny |
| genitive | єхи́дни jexýdny |
єхи́дн jexýdn |
| dative | єхи́дні jexýdni |
єхи́днам jexýdnam |
| accusative | єхи́дну jexýdnu |
єхи́дни, єхи́дн jexýdny, jexýdn |
| instrumental | єхи́дною jexýdnoju |
єхи́днами jexýdnamy |
| locative | єхи́дні jexýdni |
єхи́днах jexýdnax |
| vocative | єхи́дно jexýdno |
єхи́дни jexýdny |
Derived terms
- єхи́днові pl (jexýdnovi)
Related terms
- Єхи́дна f (Jexýdna, “Echidna”) (in Greek mythology)
- єхи́дний (jexýdnyj)
References
- ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2002), “єхидна”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 9 (дѣдичъ – загонити), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 108
- ^ 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
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “єхидна”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 182
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “єхидна”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 701
- “єхидна”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1971), “єхидна”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (Г – Ж), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 499
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “єхидна”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “єхидна”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “єхидна”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “єхидна”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)