рептилія

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Ukrainian

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Рептилії

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rēptilia.[1] Compare Russian репти́лия (reptílija), Belarusian рэпты́лія (reptýlija).

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Noun

репти́лія (reptýlijaf animal (genitive репти́лії, nominative plural репти́лії, genitive plural репти́лій)

  1. (animal) reptile
  2. (personal, figuratively, derogatory) reptile, sycophant, crawler (grovelling person)

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “рептилія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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