сич
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *syťь
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɪt͡ʃ]
Audio (file)
Noun
сич • (syč) m animal (genitive сича́, nominative plural сичі́, genitive plural сичі́в, diminutive си́чик)
- an owl of genus Athene or Aegolius
- сич ха́тній ― syč xátnij ― (Athene noctua) little owl
- сич волоха́тий ― syč voloxátyj ― (Aegolius funereus) boreal owl
- (figuratively, colloquial) recluse
Declension
Declension of сич (animal semisoft masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сич syč |
сичі́ syčí |
| genitive | сича́ syčá |
сичі́в syčív |
| dative | сиче́ві, сичу́ syčévi, syčú |
сича́м syčám |
| accusative | сича́ syčá |
сичі́, сичі́в syčí, syčív |
| instrumental | сиче́м syčém |
сича́ми syčámy |
| locative | сиче́ві, сичу́, сичі́ syčévi, syčú, syčí |
сича́х syčáx |
| vocative | си́чу sýču |
сичі́ syčí |
See also
- сова́ (sová)
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сич”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 248
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сич”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.