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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tetъka. By surface analysis, тётя (tjótja) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
тётка • (tjótka) f anim (genitive тётки, nominative plural тётки, genitive plural тёток)
- aunt
- Synonyms: тётя (tjótja), тётенька (tjótenʹka)
- (colloquial) woman
- Synonyms: тётенька (tjótenʹka), де́вушка (dévuška), же́нщина (žénščina), ба́ба (bába)
- (colloquial) chick, babe, doll, wench
- Synonyms: девчо́нка (devčónka), тёлка (tjólka)
- Смотри́, тётки иду́т! ― Smotrí, tjótki idút! ― Look, chicks are coming!
- (slang) monthly visitor, period, the curse
- Тётка пришла́ ― Tjótka prišlá ― Aunt Flo is visiting.
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