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лиходей

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See also: лиходеи

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лиходѣй (lixoděj), from лихо (lixo, bad) + дѣꙗти (dějati, to do), from Proto-Slavic *lixodějь. By surface analysis, ли́хо (líxo, evil) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -дей (-dej, doer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [lʲɪxɐˈdʲej]
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Noun

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лиходе́й (lixodéjm anim (genitive лиходе́я, nominative plural лиходе́и, genitive plural лиходе́ев, feminine лиходе́йка)

  1. (archaic, poetic) evildoer, villain
    Synonym: злоде́й (zlodéj)

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