притча

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic притъча (pritŭča, incident), from Proto-Slavic *pritъča (incident, tale). The meaning "tale" is likely a semantic loan from Old Church Slavonic притъча (pritŭča, tale, parable).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprʲit͡ɕːə]
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Noun

при́тча • (prítča) f inan (genitive при́тчи, nominative plural при́тчи, genitive plural притч)

  1. parable, fable
  2. (dialectal) an unexpected event, occurrence

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic притъча (pritŭča, incident), from Proto-Slavic *pritъča (incident, tale). The meaning "tale" is likely a semantic loan from Old Church Slavonic притъча (pritŭča, tale, parable).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɪt͡ʃːɐ]

Noun

при́тча • (prýtča) f inan (genitive при́тчі, nominative plural при́тчі, genitive plural притч)

  1. parable, fable
  2. (colloquial) an unexpected event, occurrence, adventure

Declension

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