лиходій

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixodějь. By surface analysis, ли́хо (lýxo, evil) +‎ ді́яти (díjaty, to do). Cognates include Russian лиходе́й (lixodéj), Belarusian ліхадзе́й (lixadzjéj).

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Noun

лиході́й (lyxodíjm pers (genitive лиході́я, nominative plural лиході́ї, genitive plural лиході́їв, feminine лиході́йка)

  1. villain, evildoer, malefactor, miscreant
    Synonyms: зловми́сник m (zlovmýsnyk), негі́дник m (nehídnyk), кри́вдник m (krývdnyk)

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