сім'я
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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
From Old Ukrainian сѣмѧ (simja), from Old East Slavic сѣмѧ (sěmę), from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.
Alternative forms
- сі́мня (símnja)
Pronunciation
Noun
сі́м'я • (símʺja) n inan (genitive сі́м'я or сі́мені, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of сі́м'я (inan sg-only n-stem neut-form accent-a)
Etymology 2
From Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ (sěmija), from Proto-Slavic *sěmьja.
Pronunciation
Noun
сім'я́ • (simʺjá) f inan (genitive сім'ї́, nominative plural сі́м'ї, genitive plural сіме́й, relational adjective сіме́йний)
Declension
Declension of сім'я́ (inan j-stem fem-form accent-d reduc)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сім'я”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “сім'я”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)