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дитя
дитя
Russian
Alternative forms
- дитё (ditjó) (non-standard, partially declinable)
Noun
дитя́ • (ditjá) n anim (genitive дитя́ти, nominative plural де́ти, genitive plural дете́й) (see note on oblique forms)
Declension
Declension of дитя́△ (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a irreg)
Pre-reform declension of дитя́△ (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дитя́△ ditjá△ |
дѣ́ти△ dě́ti△ |
| genitive | дитя́ти ditjáti |
дѣте́й△ dětéj△ |
| dative | дитя́ти ditjáti |
дѣ́тямъ△ dě́tjam△ |
| accusative | дитя́△ ditjá△ |
дѣте́й△ dětéj△ |
| instrumental | дитя́тей△, дитя́тею△ ditjátej△, ditjáteju△ |
дѣтьми́△ dětʹmí△ |
| prepositional | дитя́ти ditjáti |
дѣ́тяхъ△ dě́tjax△ |
△ Irregular.
Usage notes
The oblique cases of singular дитя, except for the accusative case, are never used in speech or modern prose writing. Instead, the corresponding cases of ребёнок (rebjónok) are used. The plural forms are standard and in common use, and serve as the normal plural forms of ребёнок (rebjónok).
Synonyms
- ребёнок (rebjónok)