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тётка

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tetъka. By surface analysis, тётя (tjótja) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲɵtkə]
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Noun

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тётка (tjótkaf anim (genitive тётки, nominative plural тётки, genitive plural тёток)

  1. aunt
    Synonyms: тётя (tjótja), тётенька (tjótenʹka)
  2. (colloquial) woman
    Synonyms: тётенька (tjótenʹka), де́вушка (dévuška), же́нщина (žénščina), ба́ба (bába)
  3. (colloquial) chick, babe, doll, wench
    Synonyms: девчо́нка (devčónka), тёлка (tjólka)
    Смотри́, тётки иду́т!Smotrí, tjótki idút!Look, chicks are coming!
  4. (slang) monthly visitor, period, the curse
    Тётка пришла́Tjótka prišláAunt Flo is visiting.

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See also

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