химера
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химера (3), пойманная в Норвегии 
химера
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
химера • (himera) f
Declension
Declension of химера
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
химе́ра • (ximéra) f anim (genitive химе́ры, nominative plural химе́ры, genitive plural химе́р)
- (Greek mythology) chimera (mythical monster)
- (genetics) chimera
- chimaera (fish)
- (rare, sometimes racist) a term from the controversial theory of ethnogenesis created by Lev Gumilev, describing a long time period of close contact between two "opposing" cultures
Declension
Declension of химе́ра (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of химе́ра (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- химерообра́зные pl (ximeroobráznyje)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
хѝмера f (Latin spelling hìmera)
Declension
Declension of химера
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
химе́ра • (xyméra) f animal (genitive химе́ри, nominative plural химе́ри, genitive plural химе́р)
Declension
Declension of химе́ра (animal hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | химе́ра xyméra |
химе́ри xyméry |
| genitive | химе́ри xyméry |
химе́р xymér |
| dative | химе́рі xyméri |
химе́рам xyméram |
| accusative | химе́ру xyméru |
химе́ри, химе́р xyméry, xymér |
| instrumental | химе́рою xyméroju |
химе́рами xyméramy |
| locative | химе́рі xyméri |
химе́рах xymérax |
| vocative | химе́ро xyméro |
химе́ри xyméry |
Noun
химе́ра • (xyméra) f inan (genitive химе́ри, nominative plural химе́ри, genitive plural химе́р)
- (figuratively) whim, caprice, chimera; weird thought or behaviour
- (figuratively) something unusual, weird, original
- (dated) a scarecrow
Declension
Declension of химе́ра (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
- химе́рний (xymérnyj), химе́ристий (xymérystyj)
- химе́рити impf (xyméryty), химерува́ти impf (xymeruváty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “химера”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2024) “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online] (in Ukrainian)