пращур

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic пращуръ (praščurŭ), from Proto-Slavic *praščurъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpraɕːʊr]

Noun

пра́щур • (práščur) m anim (genitive пра́щура, nominative plural пра́щуры, genitive plural пра́щуров)

  1. ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)

Declension
Declension of пра́щур (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative пра́щур
práščur		 пра́щуры
práščury
genitive пра́щура
práščura		 пра́щуров
práščurov
dative пра́щуру
práščuru		 пра́щурам
práščuram
accusative пра́щура
práščura		 пра́щуров
práščurov
instrumental пра́щуром
práščurom		 пра́щурами
práščurami
prepositional пра́щуре
práščure		 пра́щурах
práščurax

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пращур”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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