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Russian
Etymology
Possibly from Old Russian, now obsolete стерво (stervo, “carrion”), from Proto-Slavic *stьrvь.
A similar word is Modern Russian стервя́тник (stervjátnik, “vulture, carrion-eating bird”).
Pronunciation
Noun
сте́рва • (stérva) m anim or f anim (genitive сте́рвы, nominative plural сте́рвы, genitive plural стерв)
- (offensive) bitch, vixen, old witch (a malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman)
- (dated, offensive) bastard, son of a bitch, asshole (a malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental person)
Declension
Synonyms
- (bitch): ехи́дна (jexídna), гры́мза (grýmza), я́зва (jázva), су́ка (súka), паску́да (paskúda), дрянь (drjanʹ), мерза́вка (merzávka), сво́лочь (svóločʹ), негодя́йка (negodjájka), гни́да (gnída), тварь (tvarʹ), па́дла (pádla), меге́ра (megéra)
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