how to pronounce отца

/ɐˈt͡sːa/

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отца is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of отца in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… вот тем не менее отца любил дом сын клон …”

meanings of отца

noun:

Genitive/accusative singular of оте́ц (otéc).

отца frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word отца occurs in russian on average 53.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.