фамилия
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See also: фамилія
Russian
Alternative forms
- фами́лія (famílija) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Familie or Polish familia, ultimately from Latin familia.
Pronunciation
Noun
фами́лия • (famílija) f inan (genitive фами́лии, nominative plural фами́лии, genitive plural фами́лий, relational adjective фами́льный)
- surname, last name, family name
- (rare) clan
- (obsolete) family (the original meaning), see фами́льный (famílʹnyj)
Declension
Declension of фами́лия (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | фами́лия famílija |
фами́лии famílii |
| genitive | фами́лии famílii |
фами́лий famílij |
| dative | фами́лии famílii |
фами́лиям famílijam |
| accusative | фами́лию famíliju |
фами́лии famílii |
| instrumental | фами́лией, фами́лиею famílijej, famílijeju |
фами́лиями famílijami |
| prepositional | фами́лии famílii |
фами́лиях famílijax |
Synonyms
- (clan): род (rod), клан (klan)
- (family): семья́ (semʹjá), семе́йство (seméjstvo)
- (surname): про́звище (prózvišče) (archaic)
Related terms
- фамилья́рность (familʹjárnostʹ)
- фамилья́рный (familʹjárnyj)
- фамилья́рничать (familʹjárničatʹ)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: familia
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “фамилия”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress