хрещений батько

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • хреще́ний (xreščényj) (ellipsis)

Etymology

From хреще́ний (xreščényj, related to baptism) + ба́тько (bátʹko, father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xreʃˈt͡ʃɛnei̯ ˈbatʲkɔ]

Noun

хреще́ний ба́тько • (xreščényj bátʹko) m pers (genitive хреще́ного ба́тька, nominative plural хреще́ні батьки́, genitive plural хреще́них батькі́в)

  1. godfather (man present at the christening of a baby)
  2. godfather (mafia leader)
  3. (plural only) godparents

Declension

References

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