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пяденица

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Russian

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Etymology

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Thought to be from пядь (pjadʹ, span; Russian unit) +‎ -ица (-ica, feminine agent suffix), drawing a parallel to English geometer moth and translingual Geometra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈdʲenʲɪt͡sə]

Noun

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пяде́ница (pjadénicaf anim (genitive пяде́ницы, nominative plural пяде́ницы, genitive plural пяде́ниц)

  1. geometer moth (Geometridae)
    Synonym: землеме́р (zemlemér)

Declension

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See also

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