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Ukrainian
Etymology
From змій (zmij) + -їний (-jinyj). Compare Russian змеи́ный (zmeínyj), Belarusian змяі́ны (zmjaíny).
Pronunciation
Adjective
змії́ний • (zmijínyj)
- (relational) snake (attributive), snake's, serpent's, serpentine (of or pertaining to snakes or serpents)
- anguine, serpentine, snakelike, snaky (having characteristics of a snake or serpent)
- Synonym: змієподі́бний (zmijepodíbnyj)
- (figurative) serpentine, snaky (insidious, sly, treacherous)
- Synonyms: гадю́чий (hadjúčyj), злий (zlyj), підсту́пний (pidstúpnyj)
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зміїний”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “зміїний”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “зміїний”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “зміїний”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зміїний”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)