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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьstь.
Pronunciation
Noun
тесть • (testʹ) m anim (genitive те́стя, nominative plural те́сти, genitive plural те́стей)
- the father of one's wife; father-in-law
Declension
See also
Further reading
- тесть in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tьstь.
Pronunciation
Noun
тесть • (testʹ) m pers (genitive те́стя, nominative plural те́сті, genitive plural те́стів)
- wife's father, father-in-law
Declension
Declension of тесть (pers soft masc-form accent-a)
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