стерва

Russian

Etymology

Possibly from Old Russian, now obsolete стерво (stervo, carrion). A similar word is Modern Russian стервя́тник (stervjátnik, vulture, carrion-eating bird).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲtʲervə]
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Noun

сте́рва (stérva) m anim or f anim (genitive сте́рвы, nominative plural сте́рвы, genitive plural стерв)

  1. (offensive) bitch, vixen, old witch (a malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman)
  2. (offensive) bastard, son of a bitch, asshole (a malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental person)

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