першопроходець

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From пе́рший (péršyj) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ прохо́дити (proxódyty) +‎ -ець (-ecʹ). Compare Russian первопрохо́дец (pervoproxódec), Belarusian першапрахо́дзец (pjeršapraxódzjec).

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  • IPA(key): [perʃɔprɔˈxɔdet͡sʲ]
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Noun edit

першопрохо́дець (peršoproxódecʹm pers (genitive першопрохі́дця, nominative plural першопрохі́дці, genitive plural першопрохі́дців, feminine першопрохі́дниця)

  1. (literally or figuratively) pathfinder, pioneer, trailblazer
    Synonym: першопрохі́дник m (peršoproxídnyk)

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