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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ukrainian звѣрѧ (zvirja, “animal, beast”), from Proto-Slavic *zvěrę. Equivalent to звір (zvir) + -я́ (-já).
Pronunciation
Noun
звіря́ • (zvirjá) n animal (genitive звіря́ти, nominative plural звіря́та, genitive plural звіря́т, diminutive звіря́тко)
- baby animal
- diminutive of звір (zvir, “animal, beast”)
Declension
Declension of звіря́ (animal t-stem neut-form accent-b)
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “звіря́”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “звіря”, 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), “звіря”, 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
- “звіря”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)