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ведьма

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲedʲmə]
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Noun

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ве́дьма (védʹmaf anim (genitive ве́дьмы, nominative plural ве́дьмы, genitive plural ведьм, relational adjective ве́дьмин, diminutive ве́дьмочка)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • 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. (1999), “ведьма”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 137

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