ведьма

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдьма (vědĭma), from Proto-Slavic *vědьma.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲedʲmə]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ве́дьма (védʹmaf anim (genitive ве́дьмы, nominative plural ве́дьмы, genitive plural ведьм)

  1. witch
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) hag, shrew, beldam, harridan, vixen
  3. Old Maid (card game)

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References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ведьма”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “ведьма”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN