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Re: The Fanfic research question thread.

[(Anonymous)]

I posted this on the last thread a couple of days ago, but it was long after the conversation period went quiet, so I hope nobody minds if I repost it here?


Anyone speak Russian? I need a Russian diminutive term of endearment that two female friends could use about each other. Not romantic, but platonic, specifically one an older woman would use to a younger one that is a dear friend. Can anyone help?


I know this is an obscure one, but if anyone can help that would be just awesome of you.

Re: The Fanfic research question thread.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not a Russian speaker and I apologize if you already considered this, you probably know more about the subject than I do!

But *as far as I know*, Russian nicknames are familiar/affectionate without being inherently romantic, and there's a somewhat standardized form: for example "Olga" becomes "Olya", "Tatiana" is "Tanya", etc.

So, instead of a general diminutive, maybe the older woman is the only one who uses that particular nickname for the younger?

Here's an article I found while trying to make sure that I remembered the rules correct, it has some more examples and rules I didn't know about! The usual caveats apply, take it with a grain of salt and try to look into it yourself if you can: https://www.thoughtco.com/russian-nicknames-and-diminutives-1502309

Re: The Fanfic research question thread.

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, Russian here.
I think it's more common to use name diminutives. Examples in the article posted by other anon are quite solid. Also there are levels of familiarity. Like Olga -> short form Olya - > more cutesy Olyshka or Ol'gusha or even Lyalya. Also there is respect balance. It's more common for older people especially women to use cute forms of your name and you need to be in a really close relationship with an older person to use diminutive. It happens, but it's more rare.
There are some common diminutive words like solnyshko (sunny) or zaika/zaichik (bunny) but I don't think they are as popular and are mostly a romantic thing