орач

Bulgarian

Etymology

ора́ (orá, “to plough”) +‎ -ач (-ač)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈrat͡ʃ]

Noun

ора́ч • (oráč) m (feminine ора́чка)

1. ploughman, tiller

Declension

Declension of ора́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	ора́ч oráč	ора́чи oráči
definite (subject form)	ора́чът oráčǎt	ора́чите oráčite
definite (object form)	ора́ча oráča
vocative form	ора́чо oráčo	ора́чи oráči

References

• “орач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “орач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

From ора (ora, “to plow”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔɾat͡ʃ]

Noun

орач • (orač) m

1. ploughman

Declension

Declension of орач

	singular	plural
indefinite	орач	орачи
definite unspecified	орачот	орачите
definite proximal	орачов	орачиве
definite distal	орачон	орачине
vocative	орачу	орачи
count form	—	орача

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒraːt͡ʃ/
• Hyphenation: о‧рач
• Rhymes: -raːt͡ʃ

Noun

о̀ра̄ч m (Latin spelling òrāč)

1. tiller, plowman

Declension

Declension of орач

	singular	plural
nominative	о̀ра̄ч	ора́чи
genitive	ора́ча	ора́ча̄
dative	ора́чу	ора́чима
accusative	ора́ча	ора́че
vocative	о̏ра̄чу	ора́чи
locative	ора́чу	ора́чима
instrumental	ора́чем	ора́чима

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ора́ти (oráty) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈrat͡ʃ]

• Audio

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Noun

ора́ч • (oráč) m pers (genitive орача́, nominative plural орачі́, genitive plural орачі́в)

1. ploughman/plowman, plougher/plower, tiller

Declension

Declension of ора́ч (pers semisoft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	ора́ч oráč	орачі́ oračí
genitive	орача́ oračá	орачі́в oračív
dative	ораче́ві, орачу́ oračévi, oračú	орача́м oračám
accusative	орача́ oračá	орачі́в oračív
instrumental	ораче́м oračém	орача́ми oračámy
locative	ораче́ві, орачу́, орачі́ oračévi, oračú, oračí	орача́х oračáx
vocative	ора́чу oráču	орачі́ oračí

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “орач”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “орач”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “орач”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “орач”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “орач”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)