отечество

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Russian

Etymology

From оте́ц (otéc) +‎ -ество (-estvo). Doublet of о́тчество (ótčestvo).

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Noun

оте́чество (otéčestvon inan (genitive оте́чества, nominative plural оте́чества, genitive plural оте́честв)

  1. fatherland, motherland, native land, native country, country
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 6:1:
      Оттуда вышел Он и пришел в Свое отечество; за Ним следовали ученики Его.
      Ottuda vyšel On i prišel v Svoje otečestvo; za Nim sledovali učeniki Jevo.
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  2. mother country, home country, homeland

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