жеребец

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žerbьcь, from *žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę), Bulgarian жребе́ц (žrebéc). Compare Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, baby, foetus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨrʲɪˈbʲet͡s]
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Noun

жеребе́ц • (žerebéc) m anim (genitive жеребца́, nominative plural жеребцы́, genitive plural жеребцо́в)

  1. stallion, stud horse
  2. stud (sexually active and attractive man)

Declension

Synonyms

  • жеребчик (žerebčik), жеребёнок (žerebjónok)
  • жеребячий (žerebjačij)
  • жеребиться (žerebitʹsja)
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