сыч

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɨt͡ɕ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕ

Noun

сыч • (syč) m anim (genitive сыча́, nominative plural сычи́, genitive plural сыче́й, related adjective сычи́ный or сычёвый, diminutive сы́чик)

  1. an owl of genus Athene or Aegolius
    домо́вый сыч ― domóvyj syč ― (Athene noctua) little owl
    мохноно́гий сыч ― moxnonógij syč ― (Aegolius funereus) boreal owl
  2. (poetic) owl (any bird of the order Strigiformes)
  3. recluse

Declension

See also

  • сова́ (sová)
  • сычева́ть (syčevátʹ)

Further reading

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