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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
зять • (zjatʹ) m anim (genitive зя́тя, nominative plural зятья́, genitive plural зятьёв)
- son-in-law
- вы́колю себе́ глаз, пусть у тёщи зять криво́й бу́дет ― výkolju sebé glaz, pustʹ u tjóšči zjatʹ krivój búdet ― I'll cut off my nose to spite my face (literally, “I'll poke my own eye out, let my mother-in-law have a one-eyed son-in-law”)
- brother-in-law (the husband of one’s sister or sister-in-law)
Declension
Descendants
- → Kildin Sami: зя̄һтҍ (zeaht’)
See also
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zętь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
зять • (zjatʹ) m pers (genitive зя́тя, nominative plural зя́ті, genitive plural зя́тів)
- son-in-law
- brother-in-law (the husband of one’s sister or sister-in-law)
Declension
Declension of зять (pers soft masc-form accent-a)
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “зять”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зять”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “зять”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN