прашчур
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian пращуръ (praščur), from Old East Slavic пращуръ (praščurŭ), from Proto-Slavic *praščurъ. By surface analysis, пра- (pra-) + шчур (ščur). Cognate with Russian пра́щур (práščur) and Ukrainian пра́щур (práščur).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpraʂt͡ʂur]
- Rhymes: -aʂt͡ʂur
- Hyphenation: праш‧чур
Noun
пра́шчур • (práščur) m pers (genitive пра́шчура, nominative plural пра́шчуры, genitive plural пра́шчураў)
- ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)
Declension
Declension of пра́шчур (pr hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | пра́шчур práščur |
пра́шчуры práščury |
| genitive | пра́шчура práščura |
пра́шчураў práščuraŭ |
| dative | пра́шчуру práščuru |
пра́шчурам práščuram |
| accusative | пра́шчура práščura |
пра́шчураў práščuraŭ |
| instrumental | пра́шчурам práščuram |
пра́шчурамі práščurami |
| locative | пра́шчуру práščuru |
пра́шчурах práščurax |
| count form | — | пра́шчуры1 práščury1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “прашчур”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “прашчур” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org