тьотя

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Russian тё́тя (tjótja), from Proto-Slavic *teta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲɔtʲɐ]

Noun

тьо́тя • (tʹótja) f pers (genitive тьо́ті, nominative plural тьо́ті, genitive plural тьоть)

  1. (colloquial) aunt (family member or older woman)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) те́та (téta), ті́тка (títka)
    Coordinate term: дя́дько (djádʹko)

Declension

References

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “тьотя”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “тьотя”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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