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"Tit" in Russian

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сини́ца

[ see-née-tsa ]

Noun , feminine

tit, titmouse

Birds in Russian

Morphemic analysis

синица

root: синиц
root: а

Etymology

The word is derived from the name of the blue color (синий) and is associated with the color of the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), previously referred to the genus of the tit as Parus caeruleus.

Examples of "Tit" in Russian

Лу́чше сини́ца в рука́х, чем жура́вль в не́бе.

lúch-she see-née-tsa v ru-káh, chyem zhu-rávl' v nyé-bye

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (Russian proverb; lit.: A tit in the hands is better than a crane in the sky).
В саду́ оживлённо щебета́ли сини́цы.

f sa-dú a-zheev-lyón-na schee-bee-tá-lee see-née-tsy

Titmouses chirped animatedly in the garden.

Declension of the word синица

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nom.	сини́ца	сини́цы
Genitive Gen.	сини́цы	сини́ц
Dative Dat.	сини́це	сини́цам
Accusative Acc.	сини́цу	сини́ц
Instrumental Inst.	сини́цей	сини́цами
Prepositional Prep.	сини́це	сини́цах