дитя
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic дѣтѧ (dětę), from Proto-Slavic *dětę. The и of the first syllable in the singular is from дити́на (ditína), nowadays written дети́на (detína) by analogy with the accented де́ти (déti), with regular distant assimilation ѣ…и́ > и…и́. An alternative formulation by Šakhmatov (ѣ > и before a soft consonant) explains these forms more directly. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-, whence also де́ва (déva), дои́ть (doítʹ), Latin fētus, fīlius, fēcundus, fēmina, fēlīx, and many more.
Compare typologically сосуно́к (sosunók).
Alternative forms
- дитё (ditjó) — non-standard, partially declinable
Noun
дитя́ • (ditjá) n anim (indeclinable, relational adjective дитя́чий, diminutive ди́тятко, expressive term дитё or ди́тачка or ди́точка (see де́точка (détočka)) or дитя́тя) (see note on oblique forms)
Usage notes
- The oblique cases of singular дитя, except for the accusative case, are never used in speech and seldom in modern prose writing, as many native speakers do not intuitively understand their exact inflectional roles in relation to дитя, and may consider them strange or even un-Russian. Instead, the corresponding cases of ребёнок (rebjónok) are used.
- The plural forms serve as the normal plural forms of дитёнок (ditjónok).
Declension
Derived terms
- Proverbs
- чем бы дитя́ ни те́шилось, лишь бы не пла́кало (čem by ditjá ni téšilosʹ, lišʹ by ne plákalo)
Related terms
Close related:
Related via Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-:
Etymology 2
Noun
дитя́ • (ditjá) n anim or n anim pl
- inflection of дитё (ditjó):
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “дитя”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic дѣтѧ (dětę), from Proto-Slavic *dětę.
Pronunciation
Noun
дитя́ • (dytjá) n pers (genitive дитя́ти, nominative plural дитя́та, genitive plural дитя́т, relational adjective дитя́чий, diminutive дитя́тко)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дитя́ dytjá |
дитя́та dytjáta |
| genitive | дитя́ти dytjáty |
дитя́т dytját |
| dative | дитя́ті dytjáti |
дитя́там dytjátam |
| accusative | дитя́ dytjá |
дитя́т dytját |
| instrumental | дитя́м dytjám |
дитя́тами dytjátamy |
| locative | дитя́ті dytjáti |
дитя́тах dytjátax |
| vocative | дитя́ dytjá |
дитя́та dytjáta |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дитя”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “дитя”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection][1]
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