родитель

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See also: родитељ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

роди(ти) (rodi(ti), to bear, produce) +‎ -тель (-telĭ)

Noun

родител҄ь (roditelʹĭm

  1. parent

Declension

References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian родитељroditelj. A native coinage or calque would have yielded *родзитель (*rodzitelʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

родитель (roditelʹm pers (female equivalent родителька, related adjective родительски)

  1. parent
    Synonym: (rare in the singular) родич (rodič)

Usage notes

  • The plural form родичи (rodiči), from родич (rodič), has become the suppletive plural form of родитель (roditelʹ). The plural form родителє (roditelje) is uncommon.

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic родитель (roditelĭ). By surface analysis, роди́ть (rodítʹ, give birth) +‎ -тель (-telʹ, agent noun suffix).

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Noun

роди́тель (rodítelʹm anim (genitive роди́теля, nominative plural роди́тели, genitive plural роди́телей, feminine роди́тельница, relational adjective роди́тельский)

  1. parent
  2. (dated, literary) father
    Synonym: оте́ц (otéc)

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Descendants

  • Kildin Sami: ро̄дҍхель (rōd’xjel’)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic родитель (roditelĭ). By surface analysis, роди́ти (rodýty) +‎ -тель (-telʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

роди́тель (rodýtelʹm pers (genitive роди́теля, nominative plural роди́телі, genitive plural роди́телів, feminine роди́телька)

  1. (dated, literary) (male) parent, father
    Synonyms: ба́тько (bátʹko), оте́ць (otécʹ), та́то (táto)

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