хитрость

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Russian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic хытрость (xytrostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *xytrostь, from *xytrъ + *-ostь. By surface analysis, хи́трый (xítryj) +‎ -ость (-ostʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈxʲitrəsʲtʲ]
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Noun

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хи́трость (xítrostʹf inan (genitive хи́трости, nominative plural хи́трости, genitive plural хи́тростей)

  1. craftiness, craft (shrewdness)
  2. ruse
  3. stratagem

Declension

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