небожатко

Ukrainian

Etymology

From небожа́ (nebožá) +‎ -ко (-ko).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nebɔˈʒatkɔ]

Noun

небожа́тко • (nebožátko) n pers (genitive небожа́тка, nominative plural небожа́тка, genitive plural небожа́ток, diminutive небожа́точко)

(endearing diminutive) nephew/niece; nibling
1. double endearing diminutive of не́бі́ж (nébíž, “nephew”)
2. double endearing diminutive of небо́га (nebóha, “niece”)
(in the plural) a familiar form of address to young people

Declension

Declension of *небожа́тко*
(pers velar neut-form accent-a reduc)
	singular	plural
nominative	небожа́тко nebožátko	небожа́тка nebožátka
genitive	небожа́тка nebožátka	небожа́ток nebožátok
dative	небожа́ткові, небожа́тку nebožátkovi, nebožátku	небожа́ткам nebožátkam
accusative	небожа́тко, небожа́тка nebožátko, nebožátka	небожа́ток nebožátok
instrumental	небожа́тком nebožátkom	небожа́тками nebožátkamy
locative	небожа́ткові, небожа́тку nebožátkovi, nebožátku	небожа́тках nebožátkax
vocative	небожа́тку nebožátku	небожа́тка nebožátka

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “небожатко”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “небожатко”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN