сватья

Russian

Etymology

PIE word
*swé

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvatʲjə]

Noun

сва́тья • (svátʹja) f anim (genitive сва́тьи, nominative plural сва́тьи, genitive plural сва́тий, masculine сват)

  1. female equivalent of сват (svat): co-mother-in-law (the female parent of one of the spouses in relation to parents of another spouse)
    Synonym: (colloquial) сва́ха (sváxa)
  2. (colloquial) female matchmaker, go-between
    Synonym: сва́ха (sváxa)

Declension

Declension of сва́тья (anim fem-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative сва́тья
svátʹja 		сва́тьи
svátʹi
genitive сва́тьи
svátʹi 		сва́тий
svátij
dative сва́тье
svátʹje 		сва́тьям
svátʹjam
accusative сва́тью
svátʹju 		сва́тий
svátij
instrumental сва́тьей, сва́тьею
svátʹjej, svátʹjeju 		сва́тьями
svátʹjami
prepositional сва́тье
svátʹje 		сва́тьях
svátʹjax
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