зять

See also: зѧть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʲætʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

зять • (zjatʹ) m anim (genitive зя́тя, nominative plural зятья́, genitive plural зятьёв)

  1. son-in-law
    вы́колю себе́ глаз, пусть у тёщи зять криво́й бу́детvýkolju sebé glaz, pustʹ u tjóšči zjatʹ krivój búdetI'll cut off my nose to spite my face (literally, “I'll poke my own eye out, let my mother-in-law have a one-eyed son-in-law”)
  2. brother-in-law (the husband of one’s sister or sister-in-law)

Declension

Descendants

  • Kildin Sami: зя̄һтҍ (zeaht’)

See also

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʲatʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

зять • (zjatʹ) m pers (genitive зя́тя, nominative plural зя́ті, genitive plural зя́тів)

  1. son-in-law
  2. brother-in-law (the husband of one’s sister or sister-in-law)

Declension

References

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