Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sirota.

Noun

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сирота (sirotaf

  1. orphan

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sirota, from *sirъ + *-ota. By surface analysis, си́рый (síryj) +‎ -ота́ (-otá).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲɪrɐˈta]
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сирота́ (sirotám anim or f anim (genitive сироты́, nominative plural сиро́ты, genitive plural сиро́т, relational adjective сиро́тский, diminutive сиро́тка)

  1. orphan

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • сирота in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From сѝрот (orphaned, poor).

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  • IPA(key): /sirǒta/
  • Hyphenation: си‧ро‧та

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сиро̀та f (Latin spelling siròta)

  1. orphan
  2. an unfortunate

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ukrainian сирота (sirota), from Old East Slavic сирота (sirota), from Proto-Slavic *sirota, from *sirъ + *-ota.

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сирота́ (syrotám pers or f pers (genitive сироти́, nominative plural си́роти, genitive plural сирі́т)

  1. orphan
  2. unfortunate person
  3. (historical, usually in the plural) in medieval Russia, various categories of feudal peasant
  4. (plural only, colloquial) goosebumps

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