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за́яц

fairly common #2415C1
nounmasculineanimatecountable

feminine зайчи́ха

  • 1.

    hare, rabbit, bunny

    За́яц бы́стро убежа́л в лес.

    The hare quickly ran off into the forest.

    Strictly a hare; a domestic rabbit is кролик.

  • 2.

    fare dodger, stowaway, gate-crasher

    В авто́бусе е́хал за́яц без биле́та.

    There was a fare dodger on the bus without a ticket.

    Colloquial; often in ехать зайцем 'to ride without a ticket'.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

за́яц

за́йцы

Gen.Genitive

за́йца

за́йцев

Dat.Dative

за́йцу

за́йцам

Acc.Accusative

за́йца

за́йцев

Inst.Instrumental

за́йцем

за́йцами

Prep.Prepositional

за́йце

за́йцах

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  • Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
  • Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
  • Singolin edited translation 5 years ago.
  • Singolin edited translation 5 years ago.