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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrьcь. Cognate with Russian игрец (igrec, player).

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грець (hrecʹm pers (genitive греця́, nominative plural греці́, genitive plural греці́в)

  1. (colloquial) player, person obsessed with some game
  2. (colloquial) musician
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Etymology 2 edit

Also formed from the word грати (hraty) and possibly connected to involuntary movements or screams of a person, who has a stroke. Cognate with Russian грец (grec, devil).

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грець (hrecʹm inan (genitive гре́ця, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) paralysis, stroke
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Etymology 3 edit

Formed under the influence of the word гра́ти (hráty).

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грець (hrecʹm inan (genitive гре́ця, nominative plural греці́)

  1. (obsolete, historical, colloquial) Alternative spelling of герць (hercʹ)
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