No. 699 in Croatian
otac
Father.
In a sentence
Moj otac voli čitati knjige.
My father loves reading books.
'Otac' is used as a standard singular noun referring to one's father.
On je moj otac po zakonu.
He is my father by law.
Here, 'otac' refers to the legal relationship of fatherhood.
Pozvan je otac obitelji da kaže nekoliko riječi.
The father of the family is invited to say a few words.
In this context, 'otac' denotes the head patriarchal figure of the family.
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