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child

Source:*dětęProto-Slaviccertain

English

child

Polish

dziecko
ˈdʑɛtskɔ
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BCS script
  • Russian
    ребёнокrebënok
    rʲɪˈbʲonəkdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *orbę 'child' (cf. раб 'slave')

    дитя́ survives as a poetic or affectionate word; the plural of ребёнок is де́ти.

  • Ukrainian
    дити́наdytyna
    dɪˈtɪnainherited
  • Polish
    dziecko
    ˈdʑɛtskɔinherited
  • Czech
    dítě
    ˈɟiːcɛinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    dijete / deteдијете / дете
    ˈdijeteinherited
  • English
    child

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