отечество

Russian

Etymology

оте́ц (otéc) + -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈtʲet͡ɕɪstvə]
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Noun

оте́чество (otéčestvo) n inan (genitive оте́чества, nominative plural оте́чества, genitive plural оте́честв)

  1. fatherland, motherland, native land, native country, country
  2. mother country, home country, homeland

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