A1noun · common

aunt

aunt · aunts

тітка, тьотя, тета, вуйна

тётя, тётушка

Tante

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parentThe sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

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/ɑːnt/

» My aunt gave me an album.

Meine Tante gab mir ein Album.

Моя тётя дала мне альбом.

Моя тітка дала мені альбом.

Meaning

5 senses

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
Tante
тётяtjótja, тёткаtjótka, тётушкаtjótuška
ті́ткаtítka, тьо́тяtʹótja, цьоцяcʹocja
The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
(endearing)A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
Tante
тётяtjótja
(obsolete)Any elderly woman.
(obsolete)A procuress or bawd.

More definitions

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

Examples

566 sentences

My aunt gave me an album.
Моя тітка дала мені альбом. — deniko
ruМоя тётя дала мне альбом. — krevedko
deMeine Tante gab mir ein Album. — Espi
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He was accompanied by his aunt.
Він був у супроводі своєї тітки. — Ahha
ruЕго сопровождала его тетя. — fjay69
deEr wurde von seiner Tante begleitet. — Zaghawa
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He stayed at his aunt's house.
Він зупинився в будинку своєї тітки. — deniko
ruОн остался в доме своей тёти. — Balamax
deEr blieb bei seiner Tante. — dalpaengi
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How many aunts do you have?
Скільки у тебе тіток? — deniko
ruСколько у тебя тёток? — marafon
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My aunt was pleased with my success.
Моя тітка раділа моїм успіхам. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

a parent's sister or sister-in-law:

Русский

By meaning 1

a parent's sister or sister-in-law:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a parent's sister or sister-in-law:

Origin

From Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita

From Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita (“father's sister”). Displaced native Middle English modrie (“aunt”) (from Old English mōdriġe (“maternal aunt”); compare Old English faþu, faþe (“paternal aunt”)).

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