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сыч

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *syťь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɨt͡ɕ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕ

Noun

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сыч (syčm anim (genitive сыча́, nominative plural сычи́, genitive plural сыче́й, relational adjective сычи́ный or сычёвый, diminutive сы́чик)

  1. an owl of genus Athene or Aegolius
    домо́вый сычdomóvyj syč(Athene noctua) little owl
    мохноно́гий сычmoxnonógij syč(Aegolius funereus) boreal owl
  2. (poetic) owl (any bird of the order Strigiformes)
  3. recluse

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сыч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • сыч in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru