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Ukrainian
Etymology
From усинови́ти (usynovýty) + -тель (-telʹ). Compare Russian усынови́тель (usynovítelʹ), Belarusian усынаві́цель (usynavícjelʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
усинови́тель • (usynovýtelʹ) m pers (genitive усинови́теля, nominative plural усинови́телі, genitive plural усинови́телів, feminine усинови́телька)
- 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.
Declension
Declension of усинови́тель (pers soft masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “усиновитель”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Busel, V. T. (2005) “усиновитель”, in Великий тлумачний словник сучасної української мови [Great Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), 2nd edition, Kyiv, Irpin: Perun, →ISBN, page 1515
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “усиновитель”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “усиновитель”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “усиновитель”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “усиновитель”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)