четвероюродный

Russian

Alternative forms

• четверою́рный (četverojúrnyj) — nonstandard

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪtvʲɪrɐˈjurədnɨj]
• (non-standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪtvʲɪrɐˈjurnɨj] (phonetic respelling: четверою́рный)

Adjective

четверою́родный • (četverojúrodnyj)

1. denotes a relative in the same generation as the head noun but three degrees greater in separation

   четверою́родный брат ― četverojúrodnyj brat ― third cousin

   четверою́родный внук ― četverojúrodnyj vnuk ― second cousin twice removed, grandson’s generation

   четверою́родный пра́внук ― četverojúrodnyj právnuk ― second cousin three times removed, great-grandson’s generation

Usage notes

• 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 three degrees greater in separation in terms of the closest common ancestor. For example, the четверою́родный equivalent of one's brother is one's third cousin, because one has a common father with one's brother, but a common great-great-grandfather with one's third cousin. (Logically, to find the четверою́родный equivalent of a given relation, find the nearest common ancestor, go three generations up, and then go three generations back down, following different children.) See the table at двою́родный (dvojúrodnyj) for more information.

Declension

Declension of четверою́родный (unknown short forms)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		четверою́родный četverojúrodnyj	четверою́родное četverojúrodnoje	четверою́родная četverojúrodnaja	четверою́родные četverojúrodnyje
genitive		четверою́родного četverojúrodnovo		четверою́родной četverojúrodnoj	четверою́родных četverojúrodnyx
dative		четверою́родному četverojúrodnomu		четверою́родной četverojúrodnoj	четверою́родным četverojúrodnym
accusative	animate	четверою́родного četverojúrodnovo	четверою́родное četverojúrodnoje	четверою́родную četverojúrodnuju	четверою́родных četverojúrodnyx
	inanimate	четверою́родный četverojúrodnyj			четверою́родные četverojúrodnyje
instrumental		четверою́родным četverojúrodnym		четверою́родной, четверою́родною četverojúrodnoj, četverojúrodnoju	четверою́родными četverojúrodnymi
prepositional		четверою́родном četverojúrodnom		четверою́родной četverojúrodnoj	четверою́родных četverojúrodnyx