притча
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic притъча (pritŭča, “incident”), from Proto-Slavic *pritъča (“incident, tale”). The meaning "tale" is likely a semantic loan from Old Church Slavonic притъча (pritŭča, “tale, parable”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
при́тча • (prítča) f inan (genitive при́тчи, nominative plural при́тчи, genitive plural притч)
- parable, fable
- (dialectal) an unexpected event, occurrence
Declension edit
Declension of при́тча (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of при́тча (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
Related terms edit
- при́тча во язы́цех (prítča vo jazýcex)
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic притъча (pritŭča, “incident”), from Proto-Slavic *pritъča (“incident, tale”). The meaning "tale" is likely a semantic loan from Old Church Slavonic притъча (pritŭča, “tale, parable”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
при́тча • (prýtča) f inan (genitive при́тчі, nominative plural при́тчі, genitive plural притч)
- parable, fable
- (colloquial) an unexpected event, occurrence, adventure
Declension edit
Declension of при́тча (inan semisoft fem-form accent-a)
Further reading edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “притча”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka