тётя

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic тета (teta), from Proto-Slavic *teta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲɵtʲə]
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Noun

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тётя (tjótjaf anim (genitive тёти, nominative plural тёти, genitive plural тёть or тётей, diminutive тётенька or тётушка, pejorative тётка)

  1. aunt
    Synonyms: тётка (tjótka), тётенька (tjótenʹka), тётушка (tjótuška)
  2. (colloquial) woman, lady; auntie
    Synonyms: тётенька (tjótenʹka), (inexact synonyms) де́вушка (dévuška), же́нщина (žénščina), тётка (tjótka), ба́ба (bába)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ծյոծ (cyoc), ծյոծյա (cyocya), տոտ (tot)

See also

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