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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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пра́отец or праоте́ц (práotec or praotécm anim (genitive пра́отца or праотца́, nominative plural пра́отцы or праотцы́, genitive plural пра́отцев or праотцо́в)

  1. (poetic, literary) ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)
    отпра́виться к праотцамotprávitʹsja k praotcamto be gathered to one's fathers
    отпра́вить к праотцамotprávitʹ k praotcamto kill

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