жрец

See also: жрьць

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒrɛt͡s]

• Audio:

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Noun

жрец • (žrec) m

1. heathen priest, pagan priest

Declension

Declension of жрец

	singular	plural
indefinite	жрец žrec	жреци́ žrecí
definite (subject form)	жре́цът žrécǎt	жреци́те žrecíte
definite (object form)	жре́ца žréca
vocative form	жре́цо žréco	жреци́ žrecí

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒrɛt͡s]

Noun

жрец • (žrec) m

1. heathen priest, pagan priest

Declension

Declension of жрец

	singular	plural
indefinite	жрец (žrec)	жреци (žreci)
definite unspecified	жрецот (žrecot)	жреците (žrecite)
definite proximal	жрецов (žrecov)	жрециве (žrecive)
definite distal	жрецон (žrecon)	жрецине (žrecine)
vocative	жрецу (žrecu)	жреци (žreci)
count form	—	жреца (žreca)

Russian

Alternative forms

• жрецъ (žrec) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь, from *žьrti + *-ьcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʐrʲet͡s]

• Audio:

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Noun

жрец • (žrec) m anim (genitive жреца́, nominative plural жрецы́, genitive plural жрецо́в, feminine жри́ца)

1. heathen priest, pagan priest

Declension

Declension of жрец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	жре́ц žréc	жрецы́ žrecý
genitive	жреца́ žrecá	жрецо́в žrecóv
dative	жрецу́ žrecú	жреца́м žrecám
accusative	жреца́ žrecá	жрецо́в žrecóv
instrumental	жрецо́м žrecóm	жреца́ми žrecámi
prepositional	жреце́ žrecé	жреца́х žrecáx

Related terms

• жреческий (žrečeskij)
• жри́ца (žríca)

Descendants

• → English: zhrets

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian жрец (žrec), from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒrêːt͡s/

Noun

жре̑ц m (Latin spelling žrȇc)

1. heathen priest, pagan priest

Declension

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