дед

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ded"

Russian

Alternative forms

• дѣ́дъ (dě́d) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲet]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -et

Noun

дед • (ded) m anim (genitive де́да, nominative plural де́ды, genitive plural де́дов, relational adjective де́дов or де́дский, diminutive дедо́к) (most meanings)
дед • (ded) m anim (genitive де́да, nominative plural деды́, genitive plural дедо́в) (military)

1. grandfather

   Synonyms: де́душка (déduška) (diminutive), прародитель (praroditelʹ) (humorous)

2. (colloquial) old man

   Synonym: де́душка (déduška) (colloquial)

3. (in the plural) forefathers
4. (military slang) soldier who is approaching demobilization

Declension

Declension of дед (general sense) (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	де́д déd	де́ды dédy
genitive	де́да déda	де́дов dédov
dative	де́ду dédu	де́дам dédam
accusative	де́да déda	де́дов dédov
instrumental	де́дом dédom	де́дами dédami
prepositional	де́де déde	де́дах dédax
vocative	де́да* déda*

^* Childish.

Declension of дед (military sense) (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	де́д déd	деды́ dedý
genitive	де́да déda	дедо́в dedóv
dative	де́ду dédu	деда́м dedám
accusative	де́да déda	дедо́в dedóv
instrumental	де́дом dédom	деда́ми dedámi
prepositional	де́де déde	деда́х dedáx

Derived terms

• дедовщи́на (dedovščína, “hazing”)
• Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz, “Santa Claus”)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• дје̏д (Ijekavian)
• ди̏д (Ikavian)
• де̏да (Ekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dêd/

Noun

де̏д m (Latin spelling dȅd)

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of дед

	singular	plural
nominative	де̏д	дѐдови/деди
genitive	деда	дедова/деда
dative	деду	дедовима/дедима
accusative	деда	дедове/деде
vocative	деде	дедови/деди
locative	деду	дедовима/дедима
instrumental	дедом	дедовима/дедима

References

• “дед”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025