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хи́щница

rare #23530
nounfeminineanimatecountable

masculine хи́щник

  • 1.

    predator (female), bird of prey (female), beast of prey (female)zoology

    Рысь — осторо́жная хи́щница.

    The lynx is a cautious predator.

    Female counterpart of «хищник».

  • 2.

    vamp, gold-digger, predatory woman

    Она́ настоя́щая хи́щница.

    She is a real vamp.

    Figurative and disapproving.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

хи́щница

хи́щницы

Gen.Genitive

хи́щницы

хи́щниц

Dat.Dative

хи́щнице

хи́щницам

Acc.Accusative

хи́щницу

хи́щниц

Inst.Instrumental

хи́щницей

хи́щницею

хи́щницами

Prep.Prepositional

хи́щнице

хи́щницах

Word familyхи́щникPRO

  • nounmasculine
  • хи́щницаpredator (female); vamp
    nounfeminine

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Artyom Abrosimov edited translation 2 months ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.