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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)

  1. (dated or poetic) child, baby, kid (also used ironically or in similes)

Declension

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).

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