otac
отац/ǒtat͡s/ · masc.
RuNOUN
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fatherMoj otac radi kao lekar. — My father works as a doctor.Postao je otac prošle godine. — He became a father last year.
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(figurative) father; founderVuk Karadžić je otac srpskog jezika. — Vuk Karadžić is the father of the Serbian language.
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(of a priest) FatherOtac Nikola je krstio naše dete. — Father Nikola baptised our child.
In everyday speech tata is more usual; otac is neutral or formal.
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | otac | očevi |
| Gen. | oca | očeva |
| Dat. | ocu | očevima |
| Acc. | oca | očeve |
| Voc. | oče | očevi |
| Ins. | ocem | očevima |
| Loc. | ocu | očevima |
Antonyms:
majka