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Russian
Etymology
From пра- (pra-, “great”) + отец (otec, “father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
пра́отец or праоте́ц • (práotec or praotéc) m anim (genitive пра́отца or праотца́, nominative plural пра́отцы or праотцы́, genitive plural пра́отцев or праотцо́в)
- (poetic, literary) ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)
- отпра́виться к праотцам ― otprávitʹsja k praotcam ― to be gathered to one's fathers
- отпра́вить к праотцам ― otprávitʹ k praotcam ― to kill
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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пра́отец, праоте́ц
práotec, praotéc
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пра́отцы, праотцы́
práotcy, praotcý
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| genitive
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пра́отца, праотца́
práotca, praotcá
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пра́отцев, праотцо́в
práotcev, praotcóv
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| dative
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пра́отцу, праотцу́
práotcu, praotcú
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пра́отцам, праотца́м
práotcam, praotcám
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| accusative
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пра́отца, праотца́
práotca, praotcá
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пра́отцев, праотцо́в
práotcev, praotcóv
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| instrumental
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пра́отцем, праотцо́м
práotcem, praotcóm
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пра́отцами, праотца́ми
práotcami, praotcámi
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| prepositional
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пра́отце, праотце́
práotce, praotcé
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пра́отцах, праотца́х
práotcax, praotcáx
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