предтеча

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдътеча (prědŭteča). By surface analysis, пред- (pred-) +‎ течь (tečʹ) +‎ -а (-a).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪˈtʲːet͡ɕə]

Noun

предте́ча • (predtéča) m anim or f anim (genitive предте́чи, nominative plural предте́чи, genitive plural предте́ч)

  1. (literary or dated) forerunner, precursor
    Иоа́нн Предте́ча ― Ioánn Predtéča ― John the Baptist

Declension

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