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чи́жик

rare #26757nounmasculineanimatecountablediminutive of чиж

1.
siskin, Eurasian siskin
В кле́тке у окна́ пел чи́жик.
A siskin was singing in the cage by the window.
Affectionate diminutive of чиж; the usual everyday name for the bird.

Examples

Дети играли в чижика во дворе.
The children were playing tip-cat in the yard.
На ветке сидел маленький чижик и пел.
A little siskin was sitting on the branch and singing.
Мы купили продукты в новом Чижике.
We bought groceries at the new Chizhik store.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	чи́жик	чи́жики
Gen.Genitive	чи́жика	чи́жиков
Dat.Dative	чи́жику	чи́жикам
Acc.Accusative	чи́жика	чи́жиков
Inst.Instrumental	чи́жиком	чи́жиками
Prep.Prepositional	чи́жике	чи́жиках

Word familyчижPRO

чижsiskin
nounmasculine
чи́жикsiskin; tip-cat; Chizhik (discount grocery chain)
nounmasculine
чижо́выйsiskin's
adjective

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Wade edited translation and related words 10 months ago.
Yggdrasil edited noun basics 3 years ago.

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Chizhik Eurasian chain discount grocery in siskin stick tip-cat used