ребёнок

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic робя (robja), from Proto-Slavic *orbę.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [rʲɪˈbʲɵnək]

Noun

ребёнок • (rebjónok) m anim (genitive ребёнка, nominative plural де́ти or ребя́та*, genitive plural дете́й or ребя́т*) (* Use the second plural with the meaning "friends!", "fellows!", "guys!", "comrades!".)

  1. (plural де́ти, less commonly ребя́та) child, kid, baby: children, kids, babies
  2. (plural only) (plural ребя́та) guys, fellows, friends, comrades

Usage notes
  • The singular form can only refer to "child"/"baby" sense.
  • The plural form "ребята" can mean "guys", "friends", etc.
  • For the plural form "children" "дети" is the preferred word but "ребята" is also used.

Declension
Declension of ребёнок (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-f/b irreg) 
singular plural
nominative ребёнок
rebjónok		 де́ти△, ребя́та*
déti△, rebjáta*
genitive ребёнка
rebjónka		 дете́й△, ребя́т*
detéj△, rebját*
dative ребёнку
rebjónku		 де́тям△, ребя́там*
détjam△, rebjátam*
accusative ребёнка
rebjónka		 дете́й△, ребя́т*
detéj△, rebját*
instrumental ребёнком
rebjónkom		 детьми́△, ребя́тами*
detʹmí△, rebjátami*
prepositional ребёнке
rebjónke		 де́тях△, ребя́тах*
détjax△, rebjátax*

△ Irregular.
* Use the second plural with the meaning "friends!", "fellows!", "guys!", "comrades!".

See also
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