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Russian

Etymology

Cognates include Old Church Slavonic зълъва (zŭlŭva), Serbo-Croatian zaova, Polish zełwa, zołwa. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъly, genitive *zъlъve, which is cognate to Latin glōs. See there for details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈɫofkə]

Noun

золо́вка • (zolóvka) f anim (genitive золо́вки, nominative plural золо́вки, genitive plural золо́вок)

1. sister-in-law (husband's sister)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	золо́вка zolóvka	золо́вки zolóvki
genitive	золо́вки zolóvki	золо́вок zolóvok
dative	золо́вке zolóvke	золо́вкам zolóvkam
accusative	золо́вку zolóvku	золо́вок zolóvok
instrumental	золо́вкой, золо́вкою zolóvkoj, zolóvkoju	золо́вками zolóvkami
prepositional	золо́вке zolóvke	золо́вках zolóvkax

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”)	–