дід
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- ді́до (dído)
- дзя́дзьо (dzjádzʹo) diminutive, familiar
- ґі́до (gído)
- дідусь (didusʹ)
- дідуньо (didunʹo)
- дзідзьо (dzidzʹo)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- grandfather, grandpa, old man
- the ceremonial sheaf of grain, сніп (snip), at Christmas Eve
- the burning snip after Christmas (magúlia)
- one of the mummers in a Malánka group at New Year's
- a person who pours wax/visk for healing purposes (віск зливати)
- hay under / on table at Christmas Eve supper.
Declension
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дід”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka