пращур
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic пращуръ (praščurŭ), from Proto-Slavic *praščurъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
пра́щур • (práščur) m anim (genitive пра́щура, nominative plural пра́щуры, genitive plural пра́щуров)
- ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)
Declension
Declension of пра́щур (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пращур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic пращуръ (praščurŭ), from Proto-Slavic *praščurъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
пра́щур • (práščur) m pers (genitive пра́щура, nominative plural пра́щури, genitive plural пра́щурів, feminine пра́щурка, relational adjective пра́щурівський)
- ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)
Declension
Declension of пра́щур (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | пра́щур práščur |
пра́щури práščury |
| genitive | пра́щура práščura |
пра́щурів práščuriv |
| dative | пра́щурові, пра́щуру práščurovi, práščuru |
пра́щурам práščuram |
| accusative | пра́щура práščura |
пра́щурів práščuriv |
| instrumental | пра́щуром práščurom |
пра́щурами práščuramy |
| locative | пра́щурові, пра́щурі práščurovi, práščuri |
пра́щурах práščurax |
| vocative | пра́щуре práščure |
пра́щури práščury |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пращур”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “пращур”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)