Inherited from Old East Slavic дѣдѩ (dědję), baby-talk assimilation of Old East Slavic дѣдъ (dědŭ). Displaced Russian уй (uj) and стрый (stryj), the common Slavic terms for maternal and paternal uncle, respectively.
дя́дя • (djádja) m anim (genitive дя́ди, nominative plural дя́ди or дядья́, genitive plural дя́дей or дядьёв, diminutive дя́денька or дя́дюшка, pejorative дя́дька) (uncle)
дя́дя • (djádja) m anim (genitive дя́ди, nominative plural дя́ди, genitive plural дя́дей, diminutive дя́денька or дя́дюшка or дя́дечка, pejorative дя́дька) (man, fellow, guy)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дя́дя djádja |
дя́ди, дядья́△ djádi, djadʹjá△ |
| genitive | дя́ди djádi |
дя́дей△, дядьёв△ djádej△, djadʹjóv△ |
| dative | дя́де djáde |
дя́дям, дядья́м△ djádjam, djadʹjám△ |
| accusative | дя́дю djádju |
дя́дей△, дядьёв△ djádej△, djadʹjóv△ |
| instrumental | дя́дей, дя́дею djádej, djádeju |
дя́дями, дядья́ми△ djádjami, djadʹjámi△ |
| prepositional | дя́де djáde |
дя́дях, дядья́х△ djádjax, djadʹjáx△ |
| vocative | дя́дь* djádʹ* |
△ Irregular.
* Colloquial
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дя́дя djádja |
дя́ди, дядья́△ djádi, djadʹjá△ |
| genitive | дя́ди djádi |
дя́дей△, дядьёвъ△ djádej△, djadʹjóv△ |
| dative | дя́дѣ djádě |
дя́дямъ, дядья́мъ△ djádjam, djadʹjám△ |
| accusative | дя́дю djádju |
дя́дей△, дядьёвъ△ djádej△, djadʹjóv△ |
| instrumental | дя́дей, дя́дею djádej, djádeju |
дя́дями, дядья́ми△ djádjami, djadʹjámi△ |
| prepositional | дя́дѣ djádě |
дя́дяхъ, дядья́хъ△ djádjax, djadʹjáx△ |
△ Irregular.
From Old East Slavic дѣдѩ (dědję), baby-talk assimilation of Old East Slavic дѣдъ (dědŭ) (compare дід (did)). Displaced Ukrainian стрий (stryj, “paternal uncle”) and вуй (vuj, “maternal uncle”) in most dialects.
дя́дя • (djádja) m pers (genitive дя́ді, nominative plural дяді́, genitive plural дядь or дяді́в)