тётка

See also: тетка

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲɵtkə]
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Noun

тётка • (tjótka) f 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 пришла́ ― Tjótka prišlá ― Aunt Flo is visiting.

Declension
Declension of тётка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative тётка
tjótka		 тётки
tjótki
genitive тётки
tjótki		 тёток
tjótok
dative тётке
tjótke		 тёткам
tjótkam
accusative тётку
tjótku		 тёток
tjótok
instrumental тёткой, тёткою
tjótkoj, tjótkoju		 тётками
tjótkami
prepositional тётке
tjótke		 тётках
tjótkax

See also
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