хижак
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From хи́жий (xýžyj) + -а́к (-ák).
Pronunciation
Noun
хижа́к • (xyžák) m animal or m pers (genitive хижака́, nominative plural хижаки́, genitive plural хижакі́в, feminine хижа́чка, relational adjective хижа́цький)
- (animal) predator (any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food)
- (personal) predator (someone who attacks and plunders for gain)
Declension
(animal):
Declension of хижа́к (animal velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | хижа́к xyžák |
хижаки́ xyžaký |
| genitive | хижака́ xyžaká |
хижакі́в xyžakív |
| dative | хижако́ві, хижаку́ xyžakóvi, xyžakú |
хижака́м xyžakám |
| accusative | хижака́ xyžaká |
хижаки́, хижакі́в xyžaký, xyžakív |
| instrumental | хижако́м xyžakóm |
хижака́ми xyžakámy |
| locative | хижако́ві, хижаку́ xyžakóvi, xyžakú |
хижака́х xyžakáx |
| vocative | хижа́че xyžáče |
хижаки́ xyžaký |
(personal):
Declension of хижа́к (pers velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | хижа́к xyžák |
хижаки́ xyžaký |
| genitive | хижака́ xyžaká |
хижакі́в xyžakív |
| dative | хижако́ві, хижаку́ xyžakóvi, xyžakú |
хижака́м xyžakám |
| accusative | хижака́ xyžaká |
хижакі́в xyžakív |
| instrumental | хижако́м xyžakóm |
хижака́ми xyžakámy |
| locative | хижако́ві, хижаку́ xyžakóvi, xyžakú |
хижака́х xyžakáx |
| vocative | хижаку́ xyžakú |
хижаки́ xyžaký |
Derived terms
- хижа́цтво n (xyžáctvo)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “хижак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “хижак”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “хижак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “хижак”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)