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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *syťь
Pronunciation
Noun
сич • (syč) m animal (genitive сича́, nominative plural сичі́, genitive plural сичі́в, diminutive си́чик)
- an owl of genus Athene or Aegolius
- сич ха́тній ― syč xátnij ― (Athene noctua) little owl
- сич волоха́тий ― syč voloxátyj ― (Aegolius funereus) boreal owl
- (figuratively, colloquial) recluse
Declension
Declension of сич (animal semisoft masc-form accent-b)
See also
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сич”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 248
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сич”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka