предшественник

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perdъšьdstvьnikъ.

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Noun

предше́ственник • (predšéstvennik) m anim (genitive предше́ственника, nominative plural предше́ственники, genitive plural предше́ственников, feminine предше́ственница)

  1. predecessor, precursor, forerunner
  2. progenitor
  3. ancestor (an earlier type)
  4. forebear
  5. foregoer

Declension

Declension of предше́ственник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative предше́ственник
predšéstvennik 		предше́ственники
predšéstvenniki
genitive предше́ственника
predšéstvennika 		предше́ственников
predšéstvennikov
dative предше́ственнику
predšéstvenniku 		предше́ственникам
predšéstvennikam
accusative предше́ственника
predšéstvennika 		предше́ственников
predšéstvennikov
instrumental предше́ственником
predšéstvennikom 		предше́ственниками
predšéstvennikami
prepositional предше́ственнике
predšéstvennike 		предше́ственниках
predšéstvennikax
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