Macedonian kinship

The Macedonian language has one of the more elaborate kinship (сродство, роднинство) systems among European languages. Most words are common to other Slavic languages, though some derive from Turkish. Terminology may differ from place to place; the terms used in the Standard are listed below, dialectical or regional forms are marked [Dial.] and colloquial forms [Coll.].

There are four main types of kinship in the family: biological AKA blood kinship, kinship by law (in-laws), spiritual kinship (such as godparents), and legal kinship through adoption and remarriage.[1] Traditionally, three generations of a family will live together in a home in what anthropologists call a joint family structure (reminiscent of the historical zadruga units), where parents, their son(s), and grandchildren would cohabit in a family home.[2]

Direct descendance and ancestry

Words for relations up to five generations removed—great-great-grandparents and great-great-grandchildren—are in common use. The fourth-generation terms are also used as generics for ancestors and descendants. There is no distinction between the maternal and paternal line.

Macedonian CyrillicTransliterationRelation
чукунвнукаčukunvnukagreat-great-granddaughter
чукунвнукčukunvnukgreat-great-grandson
правнукаpravnukagreat-granddaughter
правнукpravnukgreat-grandson
внукаvnukagranddaughter
внукvnukgrandson
ќеркаḱerkadaughter
синsinson
мајкаmajkamother
таткоtatkofather
бабаbabagrandmother
дедоdedograndfather
прабабаprababagreat-grandmother
прадедоpradedogreat-grandfather
чукунбабаčukunbabagreat-great-grandmother
чукундедоčukundedogreat-great-grandfather

Ego's generation

Macedonian does not have separate terms for first cousins, second cousins and so forth, but uses втор братучед (lit. "second cousin"), трет братучед (lit. "third cousin"), etc.

Macedonian CyrillicTransliterationRelation
братbratbrother
сестраsestrasister
баткоbatkoolder brother
дадаdadaolder sister
братучед, брачед[Dial., Coll.]bratučed, bračedmale cousin
братучетка, братучеда, брачетка[Dial., Coll.], брачеда[Dial., Coll.]bratučetka, bratučeda, bračetka, bračedafemale cousin

Step-relatives

Macedonian CyrillicTransliterationRelation
очувočuvstepfather
маќеаmaḱeastepmother
пасинок, пoсинок, пасторокpasinok, posinok, pastorokstepson
паштеркаpašterkastepdaughter
полусестраpolusestrastepsister
полубратpolubratstepbrother

In-laws

Macedonian CyrillicTransliterationRelationEnglish translation
свекорsvekorhusband's fatherfather-in-law
свекрваsvekrvahusband's mothermother-in-law
тест, дедоtest, dedowife's fatherfather-in-law
тешта, бабаtešta, babawife's mothermother-in-law
зетzetdaughter's or sister's husbandson-in-law or brother-in-law
снааsnaason's or brother's wifedaughter-in-law or sister-in-law
шураšurawife's brotherbrother-in-law
шурнајкаšurnajkawife's brother's wifesister-in-law
свеска, балдазаsveska, baldazawife's sistersister-in-law
баџанак bad̂anak wife's sister's husband co-brother-in-law
девер dever husband's brother brother-in-law
золва zolva husband's sister sister-in-law
јатрва jatrva husband's brother's wife co-sister-in-law
сват svat child's spouse's father co-father-in-law
сваќа svaḱa child's spouse's mother co-mother-in-law

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Family and Kinship in Western Europe: The Problem of the Joint Family Household by Robert Wheaton
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