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Family
Words for parents, children, brothers and sisters, grandparents and other relatives, with gender and plural.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| сім’я́ | family | noun, feminine plural сі́м’ї | Stress matters: сі́м’я, stressed on the first syllable, is a different word meaning “seed”. |
| роди́на | family; relatives | noun, feminine plural роди́ни | |
| ма́ти | mother | noun, feminine plural матері́ | Irregular: the plural and the other case forms are built on the longer stem матер-. |
| ма́ма | mum | noun, feminine plural мами | Dictionaries accept the stress on either syllable of the plural, so it is not marked here. |
| ба́тько | father | noun, masculine plural батьки́ | Masculine, although it ends in -о. The plural батьки́ also means “parents”. |
| та́то | dad | noun, masculine plural та́ти | Masculine, although it ends in -о. |
| син | son | noun, masculine plural сини́ | |
| дочка́ | daughter | noun, feminine plural до́чки | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. До́нька (plural до́ньки) is a common, warmer synonym. |
| брат | brother | noun, masculine plural брати́ | |
| сестра́ | sister | noun, feminine plural се́стри | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| дити́на | child | noun, feminine plural ді́ти | Irregular plural. Дити́на is grammatically feminine, whoever it refers to. |
| чолові́к | man; husband | noun, masculine plural чолові́ки | |
| дружи́на | wife | noun, feminine plural дружи́ни | |
| бабу́ся | grandmother, grandma | noun, feminine plural бабу́сі | |
| діду́сь | grandfather, grandpa | noun, masculine plural дідусі́ | |
| ону́к | grandson | noun, masculine plural ону́ки | |
| ону́ка | granddaughter | noun, feminine plural ону́ки | |
| дя́дько | uncle | noun, masculine plural дядьки́ | Masculine, although it ends in -о. The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| ті́тка | aunt | noun, feminine plural тітки́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
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