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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь, from *žьrti + *-ьcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. By surface analysis, Old Church Slavonic: жрьти (žrĭti) (Old Church Slavonic: žrʹty (žrĭti)) + -ець (-ecʹ)
Pronunciation
Noun
жрець • (žrecʹ) m pers (genitive жерця́, nominative plural жерці́, genitive plural жерці́в, female equivalent жри́ця)
- heathen priest, pagan priest
Declension
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “жрець”, in Словарь украинского языка (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жрець”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “жрець”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2025) “Словники України” online (in Ukrainian)