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Ukrainian
Etymology
A male form of
ві́дьма (vídʹma, “witch”) + -а́к (-ák), from Proto-Slavic *vědьma. Repopularized by The Witcher franchise.
Pronunciation
Noun
відьма́к • (vidʹmák) m pers (genitive відьмака́, nominative plural відьмаки́, genitive plural відьмакі́в, relational adjective відьма́цький)
- (Slavic mythology) male witch, witcher, warlock, vidmak
Declension
Declension of відьма́к (pers velar masc-form accent-b)
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “відьма́к”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “відьмак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “відьмак”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “відьмак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)