дядо

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• дѣдо (dědo) — Pre-reform orthography (1945)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁dʰosder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *dēˀd-der.

Proto-Slavic *dědъ

Old Church Slavonic дѣдъ (dědŭ)

Bulgarian дядо

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic дѣдъ (dědŭ), from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲa̟do]

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification^(key): дя‧до

Noun

дя́до • (djádo) m (relational adjective дя́дов)

1. grandfather, grandpa, grandpapa, granddad
2. old man

   Synonym: старец m (starec)

3. father-in-law

   Synonym: тъст m (tăst)

Declension

Declension of дя́до

	singular	plural
indefinite	дя́до djádo	дя́довци, деди́1, дя́дове2 djádovci, dedí1, djádove2
definite	дя́дото djádoto	дя́довците, деди́те1, дя́довете2 djádovcite, dedíte1, djádovete2
vocative form	дя́де djáde	дя́довци, деди́1, дя́дове2 djádovci, dedí1, djádove2

¹Poetic.
²Archaic.