леля

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lela"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lelja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛlʲɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛlʲɐ
  • Hyphenation(key): ле‧ля

Noun

ле́ля • (léljaf

  1. aunt

Declension

Declension of ле́ля
singular plural
indefinite ле́ля
lélja
ле́ли, ле́лини1
léli, lélini1
definite ле́лята
léljata
ле́лите, ле́лините1
lélite, lélinite1
vocative form ле́льо
léljo
ле́ли, ле́лини1
léli, lélini1
dative form ле́ли
léli

1Dialectal.

References

  • леля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • леля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly cognate to Estonian lell (paternal uncle; brother of one's father).

Pronunciation

Noun

леля • (leľa)

  1. elder brother
  2. uncle

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “леля”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN