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, relational 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
Declension of сыч (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative сы́ч
sýč		 сычи́
syčí
genitive сыча́
syčá		 сыче́й
syčéj
dative сычу́
syčú		 сыча́м
syčám
accusative сыча́
syčá		 сыче́й
syčéj
instrumental сычо́м
syčóm		 сыча́ми
syčámi
prepositional сыче́
syčé		 сыча́х
syčáx

See also
  • сова́ (sová)
  • сычева́ть (syčevátʹ)

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сыч”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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