хижий
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Russian хи́щный (xíščnyj). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
хи́жий • (xýžyj)
- (literally) predatory, predaceous (living by preying on other animals)
- (figuratively) predatory (exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain)
Declension edit
Declension of хи́жий (hard)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | хи́жий xýžyj |
хи́же xýže |
хи́жа xýža |
хи́жі xýži | |
| genitive | хи́жого xýžoho |
хи́жої xýžoji |
хи́жих xýžyx | ||
| dative | хи́жому xýžomu |
хи́жій xýžij |
хи́жим xýžym | ||
| accusative | animate | хи́жого xýžoho |
хи́же xýže |
хи́жу xýžu |
хи́жих xýžyx |
| inanimate | хи́жий xýžyj |
хи́жі xýži | |||
| instrumental | хи́жим xýžym |
хи́жою xýžoju |
хи́жими xýžymy | ||
| locative | хи́жому, хи́жім xýžomu, xýžim |
хи́жій xýžij |
хи́жих xýžyx | ||
Related terms edit
- хижа́к m (xyžák)
- хижа́цький (xyžácʹkyj)
Further reading edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “хижий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “хижий”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “хижий”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “хижий”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “хижий”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “хижий”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)