самиця

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samica. By surface analysis, сам(е́ць) (sam(écʹ)) + -и́ця (-ýcja). Compare Polish samica, Czech samice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈmɪt͡sʲɐ]
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Noun

сами́ця • (samýcja) f animal (genitive сами́ці, nominative plural сами́ці, genitive plural сами́ць, masculine саме́ць)

  1. (zoology) female (an animal of the female sex)
    Synonym: са́мка f (sámka)

Declension

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