змий

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic змии (zmii), from Proto-Slavic *zmь̀jь. Doublet of змей (zmej), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

Noun

змий (zmijm anim (genitive зми́я, nominative plural зми́и, genitive plural зми́ев)

  1. (mythology) dragon
  2. (Christianity) serpent
  3. (low colloquial) insidious, cunning, evil man

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