звіринець

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From звір (zvir) +‎ -и́нець (-ýnecʹ). Compare Russian звери́нец (zverínec), Belarusian звяры́нец (zvjarýnjec), Polish zwierzyniec.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zʲʋʲiˈrɪnet͡sʲ]
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Noun

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звіри́нець (zvirýnecʹm inan (genitive звіри́нцю, nominative plural звіри́нці, genitive plural звіри́нців)

  1. menagerie (a collection of live wild animals as an exhibition; the enclosure where they are kept)
    Near-synonym: зоопа́рк m (zoopárk, zoo)

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