троюродный

Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From тро́е (tróje) +‎ -ю- (-ju-) +‎ род (rod) +‎ -ный (-nyj), with -ю- (-ju-) by analogy with двою́родный (dvojúrodnyj) (see there for further details).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [trɐˈjurədnɨj]
  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): [trɐˈjurnɨj] (phonetic respelling: трою́рный)

Adjective edit

трою́родный (trojúrodnyj)

  1. denotes a relative in the same generation as the head noun but two degrees greater in separation
    трою́родный братtrojúrodnyj bratmale second cousin, brother’s generation
    трою́родный племя́нникtrojúrodnyj plemjánnikmale second cousin once removed, nephew’s generation
    трою́родный внукtrojúrodnyj vnukmale first cousin twice removed, grandson’s generation
    трою́родный пра́внукtrojúrodnyj právnukmale first cousin three times removed, great-grandson’s generation

Usage notes edit

  • There is no single equivalent of this term in English. It is applied to close relations (e.g. brothers, uncles, grandfathers) and indicates a relation that is in the same generation as the term being modified, but is two degrees greater in separation in terms of the closest common ancestor. For example, the трою́родный equivalent of one's brother is one's second cousin, because one has a common father with one's brother, but a common great-grandfather with one's second cousin. (Logically, to find the трою́родный equivalent of a given relation, find the nearest common ancestor, go two generations up, and then go two generations back down, following different children.) See the table at двою́родный (dvojúrodnyj) for more information.

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