ведьма

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдьма (vědĭma), from Proto-Slavic *vědьma.

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Noun

ве́дьма • (védʹma) f anim (genitive ве́дьмы, nominative plural ве́дьмы, genitive plural ведьм)

  1. witch
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) hag, shrew, beldam, harridan, vixen
  3. Old Maid (card game)

Declension

Declension of ве́дьма (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ве́дьма
védʹma 		ве́дьмы
védʹmy
genitive ве́дьмы
védʹmy 		ве́дьм
védʹm
dative ве́дьме
védʹme 		ве́дьмам
védʹmam
accusative ве́дьму
védʹmu 		ве́дьм
védʹm
instrumental ве́дьмой, ве́дьмою
védʹmoj, védʹmoju 		ве́дьмами
védʹmami
prepositional ве́дьме
védʹme 		ве́дьмах
védʹmax

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ведьма”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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