хитрец

See also: итрец

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytrьcь. By surface analysis, хи́трый (xítryj) +‎ -ец (-ec). Cognate with Polish chytrzec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xʲɪˈtrʲet͡s]

Noun

хитре́ц • (xitrécm anim (genitive хитреца́, nominative plural хитрецы́, genitive plural хитрецо́в)

  1. sly person; crafty fellow, dodger, slyboots

Declension