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Russian
Etymology
From крольк- (krolʹk-) + -и́ха (-íxa), using the stem form found in e.g. крольчо́нок (krolʹčónok).
Pronunciation
Noun
крольчи́ха • (krolʹčíxa) f anim (genitive крольчи́хи, nominative plural крольчи́хи, genitive plural крольчи́х, masculine кро́лик)
- female equivalent of кро́лик (królik): female rabbit (doe)
- Крольчи́ха мо́жет вести́ себя́ агресси́вно, защища́я своё пото́мство. ― Krolʹčíxa móžet vestí sebjá agressívno, zaščiščája svojó potómstvo. ― A female rabbit may behave aggressively protecting her offspring.
- (derogatory, figuratively) mother of many children
- Но крольчи́ха-мать в очередно́й раз ки́нула своего́ ребёнка, на сей раз ста́ршую дочь. ― No krolʹčíxa-matʹ v očerednój raz kínula svojevó rebjónka, na sej raz stáršuju dočʹ. ― But that overly fertile mom once again abandoned her child, this time her eldest daughter.
Declension