Ukrainian

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Etymology

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о́ко (óko) +‎ -еня́ (-enjá)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɔt͡ʃeˈnʲa]
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Noun

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оченя́ (očenján inan (genitive оченя́ти, nominative plural оченя́та, genitive plural оченя́т, diminutive оченя́тко)

  1. (often in the plural) endearing diminutive of о́ко (óko, eye)

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Further reading

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  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “оченя”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN