люди

See also: људи

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ljudьje, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“men, people”). Compare English lede, Old Norse lýðir (“people”) (Icelandic lýður), Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 (*liuþs), German Leute, Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros), Latin līber, līberī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlʲʉdʲɪ]
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Noun

лю́ди • (ljúdi) m anim pl (genitive люде́й, plural only) (plural of челове́к (čelovék))

people, humans
то́лпы люде́й ― tólpy ljudéj ― crowds of people

Declension

Declension of лю́ди (anim pl-only masc-form soft-stem accent-a irreg)

	plural
nominative	лю́ди ljúdi
genitive	люде́й^△ ljudéj^△
dative	лю́дям ljúdjam
accusative	люде́й^△ ljudéj^△
instrumental	людьми́^△ ljudʹmí^△
prepositional	лю́дях ljúdjax

^△Irregular.

Pre-reform declension of лю́ди (anim pl-only masc-form soft-stem accent-a irreg)

	plural
nominative	лю́ди ljúdi
genitive	люде́й^△ ljudéj^△
dative	лю́дямъ ljúdjam
accusative	люде́й^△ ljudéj^△
instrumental	людьми́^△ ljudʹmí^△
prepositional	лю́дяхъ ljúdjax

^△Irregular.

Derived terms

лю́дный (ljúdnyj)
людско́й (ljudskój)
по-людски́ (po-ljudskí)
люди́шки (ljudíški)

Related terms

люд m (ljud)
рабо́чий люд m (rabóčij ljud)

Noun

лю́ди • (ljúdi) m anim pl

nominative plural of челове́к (čelovék)

See also

наро́д (naród)
челове́к (čelovék)

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