предтеча

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдътеча (prědŭteča). By surface analysis, пред- (pred-) +‎ течь (tečʹ) +‎ (-a).

Pronunciation

Noun

предте́ча (predtéčam anim or f anim (genitive предте́чи, nominative plural предте́чи, genitive plural предте́ч)

  1. (literary or dated) forerunner, precursor
    Иоа́нн Предте́чаIoánn PredtéčaJohn the Baptist

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