тетя

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See also: тётя

Erzya

Etymology

Ultimately from baby talk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

тетя (ťeťa)

  1. father
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 17:
      Ton že oznyńdäŕat, sovak utomozot tońt i śolgyk kenkšest es meľgat, oznok täťaten, konaś tainaso, i täťat tońt nejeź salava pandsazo tent valdova.
      But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “тетя”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Russian

Noun

тетя (tjótjaf anim

  1. Alternative spelling of тётя (tjótja)