першопричина

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From пе́рший (péršyj, first) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ причи́на (pryčýna, cause, reason). Russian первопричи́на (pervopričína), Belarusian першапрычы́на (pjeršapryčýna).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [perʃɔpreˈt͡ʃɪnɐ]
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Noun

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першопричи́на (peršopryčýnaf inan (genitive першопричи́ни, nominative plural першопричи́ни, genitive plural першопричи́н, relational adjective першопричи́нний)

  1. (literary) first cause, prime cause, root cause

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