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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
дед • (ded) m anim (genitive де́да, nominative plural де́ды, genitive plural де́дов, relational adjective де́дов or де́дский, diminutive дедо́к) (most meanings)
дед • (ded) m anim (genitive де́да, nominative plural деды́, genitive plural дедо́в) (military)
- grandfather
- Synonyms: де́душка (déduška) (diminutive), прародитель (praroditelʹ) (humorous)
- (colloquial) old man
- Synonym: де́душка (déduška) (colloquial)
- (in the plural) forefathers
- (military slang) soldier who is approaching demobilization
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
де̏д m (Latin spelling dȅd)
- grandfather
Declension
References
- “дед”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024