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ojciec.

father (human male who begets a child)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔj.t͡ɕɛt͡s//ˈɔj.t͡ɕɛt͡s/Middle, Polish[ˈɔj.t͡ɕɛt͡s][ˈɔj.t͡ɕɛt͡s]
  1. father (human male who begets a child)

    masculine · person
    pan ojciec
  2. synonym of mąż

    masculine · person
  3. father (animal male that begets a child)

    masculine · person
  4. father (person who instigates something)

    figuratively · masculine · person
  5. father (member of a church council)

    masculine · person
  6. term of address for a priest; father

    masculine · person
  7. term of address for a man; father

    masculine · person
  8. father (ancestor)

    in-plural · masculine · person
  9. synonym of Święty Mikołaj

    masculine · person
  10. synonym of opiekun (“protector”)

    endearing · masculine · obsolete · person
  11. synonym of rodzice (“parents”)

    dialectal · in-plural · masculine · obsolete · person · Łowicz
  12. type of party game

    masculine · obsolete · person
  13. great actor

    masculine · obsolete · person
  14. synonym of starosta (“starost”)

    masculine · obsolete · person
  15. synonym of pustelnik (“hermit”)

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
  16. synonym of papież (“father”) (the Pope)

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
  17. synonym of patron (“patron”)

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
  18. scholar, theological writer (expert in the history of the Church and religion)

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish ociec. The additional j in the nominative is by analogy with the oblique stem (genitive oćca > Polish ojca).

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