izhitsa

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/ˈiʒɪt͡sə/

noun

The obsolete Cyrillic letter Ѵ, ѵ, formerly used in Russian to represent upsilon in borrowed words.

OriginRussian и́жица →
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Meanings

nounizhitsa (plural izhitsas)

plural izhitsas

  1. The obsolete Cyrillic letter Ѵ, ѵ, formerly used in Russian to represent upsilon in borrowed words.

Origin

  1. Russianи́жица
  2. Russianи́жица
  3. Englishizhitsa

Borrowed from Russian и́жица (ížica).

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Translations

Bulgarian и́жица
  • и́жица (ížica)Ѵ
Polish iżyca
  • iżycaѴ
Russian и́жица
  • и́жица (ížica)Ѵ
Ukrainian і́жиця
  • і́жиця (ížycja)Ѵ
Cite this entry
APA

izhitsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izhitsa

MLA

“izhitsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izhitsa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “izhitsa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izhitsa.

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