первопричина

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Russian

Etymology

пе́рвый (pérvyj) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ причи́на (pričína)

Pronunciation

Noun

первопричи́на (pervopričínaf inan (genitive первопричи́ны, nominative plural первопричи́ны, genitive plural первопричи́н)

  1. (religion) original / initial chaos, the beginning
  2. root cause, underlying cause, first cause, prime cause

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