оборотень

Russian

Etymology

Derived from оборот (oborot, shifting, changing)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈobərətʲɪnʲ]
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Noun

о́боротень • (óborotenʹm anim (genitive о́боротня, nominative plural о́боротни, genitive plural о́боротней)

  1. werewolf (also werefox and any other werebeast)
  2. shapeshifter, turnskin
  3. (neologism) a secret criminal
    о́боротни в пого́нахóborotni v pogónaxdirty cops

Declension

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