сім'я family
Parts of speech

Nouns

сім'я, gen. сім- close family

сімейство - close family, collective noun, synonym for сім'я

сімейність - the state or relations pertaining to a family; family life

Adjectives

сімейний - pertaining or relating to a family

 

Adverbs

 

 

Verbs

 

 

Useful compounds
and collocations

 

Additional information

1. сім'я denotes close family, as opposed to родина, родичі - extended family; the two words are sometimes used as synonyms

2. this is one of those words where stress is important: сім'я (stress on second syllable) - family, whilst сім'я (stress on first syllable) - seed or sperm

Related words

сім'я - seed, sperm

сіяти - to sow

насіння - seed(s)

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