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дядя
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic дѣдѩ (dědję), baby-talk assimilation of Old East Slavic дѣдъ (dědŭ). Displaced Russian уй (uj) and стрый (stryj), the common Slavic terms for maternal and paternal uncle, respectively.
Pronunciation
Noun
дя́дя • (djádja) m anim (genitive дя́ди, nominative plural дя́ди or дядья́, genitive plural дя́дей or дядьёв, diminutive дя́денька or дя́дюшка, pejorative дя́дька)
Declension
△ Irregular.
* Colloquial
△ Irregular.
Descendants
See also
- тётя (tjótja)
Noun
дя́дя • (djádja) m anim (genitive дя́ди, nominative plural дя́ди, genitive plural дя́дей, diminutive дя́денька or дя́дюшка or дя́дечка, pejorative дя́дька)
- (colloquial) man, fellow, guy
Declension
△ Irregular.
△ Irregular.
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic дѣдѩ (dědję), baby-talk assimilation of Old East Slavic дѣдъ (dědŭ) (compare дід (did)). Displaced Ukrainian стрий (stryj, “paternal uncle”) and вуй (vuj, “maternal uncle”) in most dialects.
Pronunciation
Noun
дя́дя • (djádja) m pers (genitive дя́ді, nominative plural дяді́, genitive plural дядь or дяді́в)
- (colloquial) uncle
- Synonym: дя́дьо (djádʹo)
Declension
Synonyms
- дя́дько (djádʹko)
See also
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