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ведьма
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Alternative forms
- вѣ́дьма (vě́dʹma) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдьма (vědĭma), from Proto-Slavic *vědьma.
Pronunciation
Noun
ве́дьма • (védʹma) f anim (genitive ве́дьмы, nominative plural ве́дьмы, genitive plural ведьм)
- witch
- (colloquial, derogatory) hag, shrew, beldam, harridan, vixen
- Old Maid (card game)
Declension
Derived terms
- ведьма́к (vedʹmák, “male witch”)
See also
- Ба́ба-Яга́ f (Bába-Jagá)
- веду́н m (vedún)
- ве́щий (véščij)
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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