хищник

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic хꙑщьникъ (xyštĭnikŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xyťьnikъ. By surface analysis, хищ- (xišč-) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxʲiɕːnʲɪk]
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Noun

хи́щник • (xíščnikm anim (genitive хи́щника, nominative plural хи́щники, genitive plural хи́щников, female equivalent хи́щница)

  1. predator (any animal or other organism)

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: hiisnikka