дядя

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See also: дада and да-да

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дѣдѩ (dědję), baby-talk assimilation of Old East Slavic дѣдъ (dědŭ). Displaced Russian уй (uj) and стрый (stryj), the common Slavic terms for maternal and paternal uncle, respectively.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲædʲə]
  • audio:(file)

Noun

дя́дя (djádjam anim (genitive дя́ди, nominative plural дя́ди or дядья́, genitive plural дя́дей or дядьёв) (uncle)
дя́дя (djádjam anim (genitive дя́ди, nominative plural дя́ди, genitive plural дя́дей) (man, fellow, guy)

  1. uncle
  2. (colloquial) man
  3. fellow, strong fellow, guy

Declension

uncle
man, fellow, guy

Synonyms

See also

Descendants

  • Armenian: ձյաձ (jyaj), ձյաձյա (jyajya)