усиновитель

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From усинови́ти (usynovýty) +‎ -тель (-telʹ). Compare Russian усынови́тель (usynovítelʹ), Belarusian усынаві́цель (usynavícjelʹ).

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Noun

усинови́тель (usynovýtelʹm pers (genitive усинови́теля, nominative plural усинови́телі, genitive plural усинови́телів, feminine усинови́телька)

  1. adopter, adoptive parent
    Synonym: усино́влювач m (usynóvljuvač)

Usage notes

  • The forms усинови́тель (usynovýtelʹ) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and всинови́тель (vsynovýtelʹ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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