леля

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lela"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lelja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛlʲɐ]

Noun

ле́ля • (lélja) f

1. aunt

Declension

Declension of ле́ля

	singular	plural
indefinite	ле́ля lélja	ле́ли, ле́лини1 léli, lélini1
definite	ле́лята léljata	ле́лите, ле́лините1 lélite, lélinite1
vocative form	ле́льо léljo	ле́ли, ле́лини1 léli, lélini1
dative form	ле́ли léli	—

¹Dialectal.

Erzya

Etymology

Cognate to Estonian lell (“paternal uncle; brother of one's father”).

Noun

леля • (ľeľa)

1. elder brother
2. uncle

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “леля”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN