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ехи́дна

rare #52393
nounfeminineanimatecountable
  • 1.

    sneering person, spiteful person, backbiter, mocker

    Ну и ехи́дна же ты!

    What a spiteful creature you are!

    Colloquial, derogatory; used of both men and women.

  • 2.

    echidna, spiny anteaterzoology

    Ехи́дна живёт в Австра́лии.

    The echidna lives in Australia.

  • 3.

    (rareviper, venomous snake

    В траве́ притаи́лась ехи́дна.

    A viper lay hidden in the grass.

    Archaic and biblical usage.

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ехи́дна

ехи́дны

Gen.Genitive

ехи́дны

ехи́дн

Dat.Dative

ехи́дне

ехи́днам

Acc.Accusative

ехи́дну

ехи́дн

Inst.Instrumental

ехи́дной

ехи́дною

ехи́днами

Prep.Prepositional

ехи́дне

ехи́днах

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.