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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľudьje.
Pronunciation
Noun
лю́ди • (ljúdi) m anim pl (genitive люде́й, plural only, relational adjective людско́й, pejorative люди́шки) (plural of челове́к (čelovék))
- people, humans
- то́лпы люде́й ― tólpy ljudéj ― crowds of people
1904, Леонид Андреев, “Отрывок четвёртый”, in Красный смех; English translation from Alexandra Linden, transl., The Red Laugh, London: T. Fisher, 1905:Эти люди, беспокойные, торопливые, с толчкообразными движениями, вздрагивающие при каждом стуке, постоянно ищущие чего-то позади себя, старающиеся избытком жестикуляции заполнить ту загадочную пустоту, куда им страшно заглянуть, — были новые, чужие люди, которых я не знал.- Eti ljudi, bespokojnyje, toroplivyje, s tolčkoobraznymi dviženijami, vzdragivajuščije pri každom stuke, postojanno iščuščije čevo-to pozadi sebja, starajuščijesja izbytkom žestikuljacii zapolnitʹ tu zagadočnuju pustotu, kuda im strašno zagljanutʹ, — byli novyje, čužije ljudi, kotoryx ja ne znal.
- These men, restless, hasty and jerky in their movements, starting at every sound, constantly looking for something behind their backs, trying to fill up that mysterious void into which they were too terrified to look, by superfluous gesticulations—were new, strange men, whom I did not know.
Declension
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plural
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| nominative
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лю́ди
ljúdi
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| genitive
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люде́й△
ljudéj△
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| dative
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лю́дям
ljúdjam
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| accusative
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люде́й△
ljudéj△
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| instrumental
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людьми́△
ljudʹmí△
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| prepositional
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лю́дях
ljúdjax
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Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
лю́ди • (ljúdi) m anim pl
- nominative plural of челове́к (čelovék)
See also
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ukrainian лю́ди pl (ljúdi, nominative), from Proto-Slavic *ľȗdi m pl (accusative of nominatives *ľȗdьjē m pl and *ľȗďē m pl).
Cognate with Belarusian лю́дзі m pers pl (ljúdzi); Russian лю́ди m anim pl (ljúdi); etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
лю́ди • (ljúdy) f pers pl (genitive люде́й, plural only, relational adjective людськи́й)
- (plural only) people, humans
Declension
Declension of лю́ди (pers pl-only hard fem-form accent-a)
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plural
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| nominative
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лю́ди
ljúdy
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| genitive
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люде́й
ljudéj
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| dative
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лю́дям
ljúdjam
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| accusative
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люде́й
ljudéj
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| instrumental
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людьми́
ljudʹmý
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| locative
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лю́дях
ljúdjax
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| vocative
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лю́ди
ljúdy
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Noun
лю́ди • (ljúdy)
- nominative/vocative plural of люди́на (ljudýna)