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Ukrainian
Etymology
Derived from дід (did, “grandfather”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
ді́дько • (dídʹko) m pers (genitive ді́дька, nominative plural ді́дьки, genitive plural ді́дьків)
- devil, demon, evil spirit
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:чорт
Declension
Declension of ді́дько (pers velar masc in -о accent-a)
Derived terms
Interjection
дідько • (didʹko)
- damn! hell!
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “ді́дько”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 87
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “ді́дько”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ді́дько”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “ді́дько”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN