уби́йца
noun, masculine & feminine, animate, countable
somewhat often used word (top 2,000)C1Culture - Crimefake feminine- 1.
killer, assassin, murderer, murderess
Usage info
Adjectives and verbs in the past tense change to match the gender of the person being described, but the noun itself does not change its spelling. Он опа́сный убийца. He is a dangerous killer. Она опа́сная убийца. She is a dangerous killer.
Examples
- Поли́ция пресле́довала уби́йцу.The police pursued the murderer.
- Ци́фры по проце́нту рециди́вов среди уби́йц, приведённые в газе́те, вы́глядят взятыми с потолка́.The figures for recidivism rates among murderers cited in the newspaper appear to have been taken out of thin air.
- Поли́ция арестова́ла посо́бников уби́йцы.The police have arrested the murderer's accomplices.
- Уби́йца уби́йцы - тоже уби́йца!A killer's killer is still a killer!
- Уби́йцы убега́ют!The killers are running away!
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | уби́йца | уби́йцы |
| gen.genitive | уби́йцы | уби́йц |
| dat.dative | уби́йце | уби́йцам |
| acc.accusative | уби́йцу | уби́йц |
| inst.instrumental | уби́йцей уби́йцею | уби́йцами |
| prep.prepositional | уби́йце | уби́йцах |
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Contributions
Wade edited usage info 3 months ago.
Dumbysol edited translation 3 years ago.
