ojciec

See also: ôjciec

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ociec (genitive oćca > Polish 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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  • Rhymes: -ɔjt͡ɕɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: oj‧ciec

Noun

ojciec m pers (abbreviation o.)

  1. father, parent
  2. (figurative) father, originator
  3. Father (honorific used for Catholic priests)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ksiądz

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
adjectives
nouns
phrase

See also

Further reading
  • ojciec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ojciec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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