Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic пращуръ (praščurŭ), from Proto-Slavic *praščurъ. Cognate with Polish praszczur, Russian пра́щур (práščur), Ukrainian пра́щур (práščur).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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пра́шчур (práščurm pers (genitive пра́шчура, nominative plural пра́шчуры, genitive plural пра́шчураў)

  1. ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)

Declension

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References

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  • прашчур” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org