люди

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See also: људи

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľudьje.

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Noun

лю́ди (ljúdim anim pl (genitive люде́й, plural only, relational adjective людско́й, pejorative люди́шки) (plural of челове́к (čelovék))

  1. people, humans
    то́лпы люде́йtólpy ljudéjcrowds of people
    • 1904, Леонид Андреев, “Отрывок четвёртый”, in Красный смех; English translation from Alexandra Linden, transl., The Red Laugh, London: T. Fisher, 1905:
      Эти люди, беспокойные, торопливые, с толчкообразными движениями, вздрагивающие при каждом стуке, постоянно ищущие чего-то позади себя, старающиеся избытком жестикуляции заполнить ту загадочную пустоту, куда им страшно заглянуть, — были новые, чужие люди, которых я не знал.
      Eti ljudi, bespokojnyje, toroplivyje, s tolčkoobraznymi dviženijami, vzdragivajuščije pri každom stuke, postojanno iščuščije čevo-to pozadi sebja, starajuščijesja izbytkom žestikuljacii zapolnitʹ tu zagadočnuju pustotu, kuda im strašno zagljanutʹ, — byli novyje, čužije ljudi, kotoryx ja ne znal.
      These men, restless, hasty and jerky in their movements, starting at every sound, constantly looking for something behind their backs, trying to fill up that mysterious void into which they were too terrified to look, by superfluous gesticulations—were new, strange men, whom I did not know.

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Noun

лю́ди (ljúdim anim pl

  1. nominative plural of челове́к (čelovék)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “люд”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “люди”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 498

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian лю́ди pl (ljúdi, nominative), from Proto-Slavic *ľȗdi m pl (accusative of nominatives *ľȗdьjē m pl and *ľȗďē m pl).

Cognate with Belarusian лю́дзі m pers pl (ljúdzi); Russian лю́ди m anim pl (ljúdi); etc.

Pronunciation

Noun

лю́ди (ljúdyf pers pl (genitive люде́й, plural only, relational adjective людськи́й)

  1. (plural only) people, humans

Declension

Noun

лю́ди (ljúdy)

  1. nominative/vocative plural of люди́на (ljudýna)