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That "sibling" thing is quite interesting actually. In Polish, we have "brat" and "siostra" for brother and sister, and we have "rodzeństwo" for siblings (plura

That "sibling" thing is quite interesting actually. In Polish, we have "brat" and "siostra" for brother and sister, and we have "rodzeństwo" for siblings (plural), but there is no singular form in the language. Is it similar in Russian? On the other hand, "autor" and "autorka" are normal forms; same for "lekarz" and "lekarka", "nauczyciel" and "nauczycielka". These seem to be equivalent to the shorter forms you list. I'm not sure how to translate your longer forms, "nauczycielniczka"? There's no such word. Interesting to see that different languages can have perfectly opposite grammar rules, even if the words are similar and the grammar also shares some similarities in other areas :)

grishka 5y ago
> Is it similar in Russian? Nope, no equivalent to "sibling" at all, not even plural. If you want to say "siblings", you say "братья и сёстры". edit: "родня" might be kinda like "rodzeństwo", but it's not just siblings, it's relatives in general. > I'm not sure how to translate your longer forms, "nauczycielniczka"? There's no such word. "Учительница" (or short slang form "училка") is the correct feminine form found in dictionaries. "Учителька" is the cringy one coined by feminists. They both mean "female teacher", but apparently the correct one is somehow worse or not modern enough? I don't know.