ojciec

Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish ociec (genitive oćca > Modern ojca), from Proto-Slavic *otьcь, from Proto-Indo-European *átta. The additional j in the nominative is by analogy with the oblique stem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔj.t͡ɕɛt͡s/

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Noun

ojciec m pers

1. father, male parent
2. (figuratively) father, originator
3. Father (honorific used for Catholic priests)

Declension

declension of ojciec

	singular	plural
nominative	ojciec	ojcowie
genitive	ojca	ojców
dative	ojcu	ojcom
accusative	ojca	ojców
instrumental	ojcem	ojcami
locative	ojcu	ojcach
vocative	ojcze	ojcowie

Derived terms

• (nouns) ojcostwo n, ojcowizna f, ojczym m, ojczyzna f
• (adjectives) ojcowski, ojcowy

See also

• matka
• tata

Further reading

• ojciec in Polish dictionaries at PWN