животное

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic животьноѥ, животьно (životĭnoje, životĭno), the nominative neuter singular of Old Church Slavonic животьнъ (životĭnŭ). See живо́тный (živótnyj).

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Noun

живо́тное • (živótnoje) n anim (genitive живо́тного, nominative plural живо́тные, genitive plural живо́тных)

animal
Synonym: зверь (zverʹ, “animal, beast”)

дома́шнее живо́тное ― domášneje živótnoje ― domestic animal; pet

вью́чное живо́тное ― vʹjúčnoje živótnoje ― beast of burden, pack animal
(figurative) animal, brute, beast
Synonym: зверь (zverʹ, “animal, beast”)

Usage notes

The noun живо́тное is one of the rare Russian neuter nouns to have animacy. Other neuter nouns with animacy include насеко́мое (nasekómoje), существо́ (suščestvó), etc.

Declension

Declension of живо́тное (anim neut-form hard-stem accent-a adj)

	singular	plural
nominative	живо́тное živótnoje	живо́тные živótnyje
genitive	живо́тного živótnovo	живо́тных živótnyx
dative	живо́тному živótnomu	живо́тным živótnym
accusative	живо́тное živótnoje	живо́тных živótnyx
instrumental	живо́тным živótnym	живо́тными živótnymi
prepositional	живо́тном živótnom	живо́тных živótnyx

Pre-reform declension of живо́тное (anim neut-form hard-stem accent-a adj)

	singular	plural
nominative	живо́тное živótnoje	живо́тныя živótnyja
genitive	живо́тнаго živótnavo	живо́тныхъ živótnyx
dative	живо́тному živótnomu	живо́тнымъ živótnym
accusative	живо́тное živótnoje	живо́тныхъ živótnyx
instrumental	живо́тнымъ živótnym	живо́тными živótnymi
prepositional	живо́тномъ živótnom	живо́тныхъ živótnyx

See also

млекопита́ющее n (mlekopitájuščeje)
рукокры́лое n (rukokrýloje)

Adjective

живо́тное • (živótnoje)

inflection of живо́тный (živótnyj):
1. neuter (singular) nominative
2. neuter (singular & mainly inanimate) accusative

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