žrec
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian жрец (žrec), from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь.
Pronunciation
Noun
žrec m anim (female equivalent žrice)
- Slavic pagan priest, zhrets
- Hypernym: kněz
- K žrecům náleželi snad i tak řečení vlchevci a vlchvice čili čarodějníci a čarodějnice.
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Usage notes
- Occasionally found declined with the stem žerc-, but due to the word's being borrowed and rarely used, this declension, despite being etymologically more correct and logical (see švec –> ševce, žnec –> žence), is not considered standard.
Declension
- informal
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “žrec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žrec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žrec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian жрец (žrec), from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь.
Pronunciation
Noun
žrȇc m (Cyrillic spelling жре̑ц)