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ведьма

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Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдьма (vědĭma), from Proto-Slavic *vědьma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲedʲmə]
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Noun

ве́дьма (védʹma) f anim (genitive ве́дьмы, nominative plural ве́дьмы, genitive plural ведьм)

  1. witch
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) hag, shrew, beldam, harridan, vixen
  3. Old Maid (card game)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ведьма”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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    Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “ведьма”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN
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