дед

Russian

Alternative forms

• дѣдъ (děd) (Pre-reform orthography - 1918)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲet/

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Noun

дед (ded) m anim (genitive де́да, nominative plural де́ды or деды́)

1. grandfather
2. old man
3. (in the plural) forefathers
4. (military slang) old hand, old file, one of the old guard

Declension

Declension of де́д (animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	де́д déd	де́ды dédy
genitive	де́да déda	де́дов dédov
dative	де́ду dédu	де́дам dédam
accusative	де́да déda	де́дов dédov
instrumental	де́дом dédom	де́дами dédami
prepositional	де́де déde	де́дах dédax

Declension of military sense (animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	де́д déd	деды́ dedý
genitive	де́да déda	дедо́в dedóv
dative	де́ду dédu	деда́м dedám
accusative	де́да déda	дедо́в dedóv
instrumental	де́дом dédom	деда́ми dedámi
prepositional	де́де déde	деда́х dedáx

Derived terms

• Дед Мороз (Ded Moróz, “Santa Claus”)

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): дје̏д

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Noun

де̏д m (Latin spelling dȅd)

1. grandfather

Declension

    declension of дед

	singular	plural
nominative	де̏д	дѐдови
genitive	деда	дедова
dative	деду	дедовима
accusative	деда	дедове
vocative	деде	дедови
locative	деду	дедовима
instrumental	дедом	дедовима