хитрец

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See also: итрец

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytrьcь. By surface analysis, хи́трый (xítryj) +‎ -ец (-ec). Cognate with Polish chytrzec.

Pronunciation

Noun

хитре́ц (xitrécm anim (genitive хитреца́, nominative plural хитрецы́, genitive plural хитрецо́в)

  1. sly person; crafty fellow, dodger, slyboots

Declension