Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *sirota.

Noun edit

сирота (sirotaf

  1. orphan

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Russian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sʲɪrɐˈta]
  • (file)

Noun edit

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 edit

Further reading edit

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

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From сѝрот (orphaned, poor).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

сиро̀та f (Latin spelling siròta)

  1. orphan
  2. an unfortunate

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Further reading edit

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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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