отчество
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Russian
Etymology
From оте́ц (otéc, “father”) + -ество (-estvo). Doublet of оте́чество (otéčestvo).
Pronunciation
Noun
о́тчество • (ótčestvo) n inan (genitive о́тчества, nominative plural о́тчества, genitive plural о́тчеств)
Declension
Declension of о́тчество (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | о́тчество ótčestvo |
о́тчества ótčestva |
| genitive | о́тчества ótčestva |
о́тчеств ótčestv |
| dative | о́тчеству ótčestvu |
о́тчествам ótčestvam |
| accusative | о́тчество ótčestvo |
о́тчества ótčestva |
| instrumental | о́тчеством ótčestvom |
о́тчествами ótčestvami |
| prepositional | о́тчестве ótčestve |
о́тчествах ótčestvax |
Derived terms
- и́мя-о́тчество (ímja-ótčestvo)
- и́мя и о́тчество (ímja i ótčestvo)
- ФИО (FIO)
Descendants
- → Czech: otčestvo