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кит

кит

See also: кіт, кит., and kit

Avar

Noun

кит (kit)

  1. whale

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kit/

Noun

кит (kit) m

  1. (countable) whale (mammal)
  2. (uncountable) putty, mastic

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (putty): маджун (madžun)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos), of Pre-Greek origin.

Noun

кит (kit) m

  1. whale
  2. putty

Inflection


Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲit]

Noun

кит (kit) m anim (genitive кита́, nominative plural киты́, genitive plural кито́в)

  1. whale

Declension

Related terms

  • китёнок (kitjónok)
  • китёныш (kitjónyš)
  • китиха (kitixa)
  • китобоец (kitobojec)
  • китобой (kitoboj)
  • китобойный (kitobojnyj)
  • китовый (kitovyj)
  • китоло́в (kitolóv)
  • китоловный (kitolovnyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Noun

ки̏т m (Latin spelling kȉt)

  1. whale

Declension


Ukrainian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪt]

Noun

кит (kyt) m anim (genitive кита́, nominative plural кити́)

  1. whale

Declension

References

  • Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), кит”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka