відьма

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vědьma, from *vě̀děti (to know, foresee) +‎ *-ьma. Cognate with Russian ведьма (vedʹma), Belarusian ведзьма (vjedzʹma), Polish wiedźma, Czech vědma.[1]

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Noun

ві́дьма (vídʹmaf pers (genitive ві́дьми, nominative plural ві́дьми or відьми́, genitive plural ві́дьом or відьо́м)

  1. witch, (a woman with special knowledge allowing control of supernatural powers)

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “відьма”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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