Translation of Slovak word "otec" to English
otec
/otet͡s/
Meaning
NounA male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
How to use
The masculine animate noun 'otec' declines according to the pattern 'chlap' with fleeting 'e' (G/A sg: otca, D: otcovi, L: o otcovi, I: otcom; N pl: otcovia, G pl: otcov). The archaic vocative form 'otče' survives in religious formulas (Otče náš).
🇬🇧 English
father
Example sentence
Môj otec pracuje ako lekár.
My father works as a doctor.
Otec je veľmi hrdý na svojho syna.
The father is very proud of his son.
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- starý otec— grandfather
- otec rodiny— father of the family / family man
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What does the Slovak word "otec" mean?▼
The Slovak word "otec" means "father" in English.
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