убийца

See also: убица

Bulgarian

Etymology

уби́я (ubíja, to kill) + -ца (-ca)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oˈbijt͡sɐ]

Noun

уби́йца • (ubíjca) f (masculine уби́ец)

  1. (archaic) female equivalent of уби́ец (ubíec): murderess, female killer, slayer, assassin

Declension

References

  • убийца”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • убийца”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оубиица (ubiica), from Proto-Slavic *ubьjьca. In case of native origin *убе́йца (*ubéjca) would be expected. By surface analysis, уби́ть (ubítʹ) + -ца (-ca). Compare Russian уби́вец (ubívec), уби́вца (ubívca) (dialectal) and Ukrainian уби́вця (ubývcja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈbʲijt͡sə]
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Noun

уби́йца • (ubíjca) m anim or f anim (genitive уби́йцы, nominative plural уби́йцы, genitive plural уби́йц)

  1. murderer
  2. assassin
    наёмный уби́йцаnajómnyj ubíjcahired assassin

Declension

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