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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).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈprʲit͡ɕːə]
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при́тча (prítčaf inan (genitive при́тчи, nominative plural при́тчи, genitive plural притч)

  1. parable, fable
  2. (dialectal) an unexpected event, occurrence

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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).

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Noun edit

при́тча (prýtčaf inan (genitive при́тчі, nominative plural при́тчі, genitive plural притч)

  1. parable, fable
  2. (colloquial) an unexpected event, occurrence, adventure

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