ojciec
Polish
Etymology
From Old Polish ociec (genitive oćca > Modern ojca), from Proto-Slavic *otьcь, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *átta. The additional j in the nominative is by analogy with the oblique stem.
Pronunciation
Noun
ojciec m pers (abbreviation o.)
- father, male parent
- (figurative) father, originator
- Father (honorific used for Catholic priests)
Declension
Declension of ojciec
Derived terms
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