отчество

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Russian

Etymology

оте́ц (otéc, father) +‎ -ество (-estvo). Doublet of оте́чество (otéčestvo).

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Noun

о́тчество (ótčestvon inan (genitive о́тчества, nominative plural о́тчества, genitive plural о́тчеств)

  1. patronymic

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