Russian edit

Etymology edit

хитить (xititʹ, to plunder, to reave) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈxʲiɕːnɨj]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

хи́щный (xíščnyj) (comparative (по)хищне́е or (по)хищне́й)

  1. predatory

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: hiisnoi

References edit

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