лисица

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lisica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈsitsə/

Noun

лисица (lisíca) f (masculine лисугер)

  1. vixen (female fox)

Inflection

Synonyms


Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lisica, from *lisъ.

Noun

лисица (lisica) f

  1. vixen (female fox)

Inflection


Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lisica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈsʲit͡sə]

Noun

лиси́ца (lisíca) f anim (genitive лиси́цы, nominative plural лиси́цы, genitive plural лиси́ц)

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  2. vixen (female of the fox)

Usage notes

The usual word for fox is лисица, while лиса is somewhat more poetic, and лис is specifically the male.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • бе́лая лиси́ца f (bélaja lisíca) (Albula vulpes)
  • белосне́жная лиси́ца f (belosnéžnaja lisíca)
  • пла́тиновая лиси́ца f (plátinovaja lisíca)
  • поля́рная лиси́ца f (poljárnaja lisíca)
  • серебри́сто-чёрная лиси́ца f (serebrísto-čórnaja lisíca)
  • тибе́тская лиси́ца f (tibétskaja lisíca)
  • чернобурая лиси́ца f (černoburaja lisíca)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lisica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lǐsitsa/
  • Hyphenation: ли‧си‧ца

Noun

лѝсица f (Latin spelling lìsica)

  1. female fox; vixen

Declension

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