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єхидна

/[jeˈxɪdnɐ]/
Ukrainiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    echidna (any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae)
  2. 2.
    red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
  3. 3.
    colloquialviper, snake (a dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • єхи́днові
Related words (2)
  • Єхи́дна
  • єхи́дний

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Ukrainian єхидна (jexydna, “venomous snake”), from Old East Slavic ехидьна (jexidĭna, “venomous snake”), from Old Church Slavonic ѥхидьна (jexidĭna), from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “viper, snake”).

Forms

  • єхи́днаanimal-not-person • canonical • feminine
  • jexýdnaromanization
  • єхи́дниgenitive
Nominative
Singular
єхи́дна
Plural
єхи́дни
Genitive
Singular
єхи́дни
Plural
єхи́дн
Dative
Singular
єхи́дні
Plural
єхи́днам
Accusative
Singular
єхи́дну
Plural
єхи́дни, єхи́дн
Instrumental
Singular
єхи́дною
Plural
єхи́днами
Locative
Singular
єхи́дні
Plural
єхи́днах
Vocative
Singular
єхи́дно
Plural
єхи́дни

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