овечий

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

овца́ (ovcá) + -ий (-ij)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈvʲet͡ɕɪj]

Adjective

ове́чий • (ovéčij)

  1. sheep’s, ovine
    волк в ове́чьей шку́ре
    volk v ovéčʹjej škúre
    wolf in sheep's clothing

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From вівця́ (vivcjá) (genitive plural ове́ць) + -ий (-yj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔˈʋɛt͡ʃei̯]
  • (file)

Adjective

ове́чий • (ovéčyj)

  1. (relational) sheep (attributive), sheep’s, ovine
    Synonym: (rare) о́вній (óvnij)
    ове́че молоко́ovéče molokósheep milk
  2. sheeplike, sheepish, ovine (resembling a sheep; having the characteristics of a sheep)

Declension

Derived terms

  • вовк в ове́чій шку́рі m (vovk v ovéčij škúri)

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2020), “овечий”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (обмін – оя́снювати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • овечий”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

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