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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