сирота

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sirota.

Noun

сирота (sirotaf

  1. orphan

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sirota, from *sirъ + *-ota. By surface analysis, си́рый (síryj) +‎ -ота́ (-otá).

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Noun

сирота́ (sirotám anim or f anim (genitive сироты́, nominative plural сиро́ты, genitive plural сиро́т, relational adjective сиро́тский, diminutive сиро́тка)

  1. orphan

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Further reading

  • сирота in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From сѝрот (orphaned, poor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sirǒta/
  • Hyphenation: си‧ро‧та

Noun

сиро̀та f (Latin spelling siròta)

  1. orphan
  2. an unfortunate

Declension

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian сирота (sirota), from Old East Slavic сирота (sirota), from Proto-Slavic *sirota, from *sirъ + *-ota.

Pronunciation

Noun

сирота́ (syrotám pers or f pers (genitive сироти́, nominative plural си́роти, genitive plural сирі́т)

  1. orphan
  2. unfortunate person
  3. (historical, usually in the plural) in medieval Russia, various categories of feudal peasant
  4. (plural only, colloquial) goosebumps

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