praotec

Czech

Etymology

From pra- +‎ otec.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpraotɛt͡s]

Noun

praotec m

(literary) forefather, progenitor
(literary) patriarch

Usage notes

Used only for males. For females, the even more literary term pramáti is used.

Declension

Declension of praotec (soft masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	praotec	praotcové, praotci
genitive	praotce	praotců
dative	praotcovi, praotci	praotcům
accusative	praotce	praotce
vocative	praotče	praotcové, praotci
locative	praotcovi, praotci	praotcích
instrumental	praotcem	praotci

Further reading

praotec in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
praotec in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
praotec in Internetová jazyková příručka

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