дедушка

Russian

Alternative forms

• дѣ́душка (dě́duška) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

дед (ded) +‎ -ушка (-uška)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲedʊʂkə]

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Noun

де́душка • (déduška) m anim (genitive де́душки, nominative plural де́душки, genitive plural де́душек, possessive adjective де́душкин)

1. diminutive of дед (ded)
   1. grandfather

      Synonym: дед (ded)

   2. (colloquial) old man

      Synonym: дед (ded) (colloquial)

2. (slang) top of the house, ninety in the lotto game

Declension

Declension of де́душка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	де́душка déduška	де́душки déduški
genitive	де́душки déduški	де́душек dédušek
dative	де́душке déduške	де́душкам déduškam
accusative	де́душку dédušku	де́душек dédušek
instrumental	де́душкой, де́душкою déduškoj, déduškoju	де́душками déduškami
prepositional	де́душке déduške	де́душках déduškax

Coordinate terms

Russian family terms

семья́ (semʹjá, “family”)		Male	Female	Neutral
parent		оте́ц (otéc, “father”) familiar: па́па (pápa), ба́тя (bátja)	мать (matʹ, “mother”) familiar: ма́ма (máma)	роди́тель (rodítelʹ, “parent”)
grandparent		дед (ded, “grandfather”) familiar: де́душка (déduška)	ба́бушка (bábuška, “grandmother”) colloquial: ба́бка (bábka)	прароди́тель (prarodítelʹ, “grandparent”)
sibling		брат (brat, “brother”)	сестра́ (sestrá, “sister”)	rare: си́блинг (síbling, “sibling”)
cousin		двою́родный брат (dvojúrodnyj brat, “male first cousin”) трою́родный брат (trojúrodnyj brat, “male second cousin”) rare: кузе́н (kuzén, “male cousin, however distant”)	двою́родная сестра́ (dvojúrodnaja sestrá, “female first cousin”) трою́родная сестра́ (trojúrodnaja sestrá, “female second cusin”) rare: кузи́на (kuzína, “female cousin, however distant”)	–
child		сын (syn, “son”)	дочь (dočʹ, “daughter”)	ребёнок (rebjónok, “child”) plural: де́ти (déti, “children”)
grandchild		внук (vnuk, “grandson”)	вну́чка (vnúčka, “granddaughter”)	plural: вну́ки (vnúki, “grandchildren”)
parent's sibling		дя́дя (djádja, “uncle”)	тётя (tjótja, “aunt”)	–
sibling's child		племя́нник (plemjánnik, “nephew”)	племя́нница (plemjánnica, “niece”)	–
spouse		муж (muž, “husband”), супру́г (suprúg, “male spouse”)	жена́ (žená, “wife”), супру́га (suprúga, “female spouse”)	plural: супру́ги (suprúgi, “married couple”)
spouse's parent	marital	свёкор (svjókor, “marital father-in-law”)	свекро́вь (svekróvʹ, “marital mother-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	тесть (testʹ, “uxorial father-in-law”)	тёща (tjóšča, “uxorial mother-in-law”)	–
child's spouse		зять (zjatʹ, “son-in-law”)	сноха́ (snoxá), неве́стка (nevéstka, “daughter-in-law”)	–
child's spouse's parent		сват (svat, “co-father-in-law”)	сва́тья (svátʹja, “co-mother-in-law”)	–
sibling's spouse		зять (zjatʹ, “sibilar brother-in-law”)	неве́стка (nevéstka, “sibilar sister-in-law”)	–
spouse's sibling	marital	де́верь (déverʹ, “marital brother-in-law”)	золо́вка (zolóvka, “marital sister-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	шу́рин (šúrin, “uxorial brother-in-law”)	своя́ченица (svojáčenica, “uxorial sister-in-law”)	–
spouse's sibling's spouse	marital	–	я́тровь (játrovʹ, “sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)	–
	uxorial	своя́к (svoják, “brother-in-law (wife's sister's husband)”)	–	–
stepparent		о́тчим (ótčim, “stepfather”)	ма́чеха (máčexa, “stepmother”)	–
stepchild		па́сынок (pásynok, “stepson”)	па́дчерица (pádčerica, “stepdaughter”)	–