лиходей

See also: лиходеи

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лиходѣй (lixoděj), from лихо (lixo, bad) + дѣꙗти (dějati, to do), from Proto-Slavic *lixodějь. Can be analysed as made of ли́хо (líxo, evil) + -о- (-o-) + -дей (-dej, doer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪxɐˈdʲej]
  • (file)

Noun

лиходе́й • (lixodéj) m anim (genitive лиходе́я, nominative plural лиходе́и, genitive plural лиходе́ев, feminine лиходе́йка)

  1. (archaic, poetic) evildoer, villain
    Synonym: злоде́й (zlodéj)

Declension

Derived terms

  • лиходе́йка (lixodéjka)
  • лиходейный (lixodejnyj)
  • лиходейский (lixodejskij)
  • лиходейство (lixodejstvo)
  • лиходействовать (lixodejstvovatʹ)
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