otce

Otce is the genitive singular and accusative singular form of the Czech masculine noun ot e c meaning "father." It is a standard inflected form rather than a separate lexical item, used to mark possession or the direct object in sentences.

In usage, otce appears in phrases where the noun for father is understood to be possessed or acted upon. For example, the phrase "syn otce" translates to "the father's son," and "dům otce" means "the father's house." The form is distinct from the nominative "otec" and from other case forms such as "otci" (dative) and "oteče" or "otče" (vocative), depending on regional spellings and typographical conventions.

Linguistic notes and context: Otce is a common and productive inflected form in modern Czech. It demonstrates how Czech nouns decline across cases to indicate grammatical relationships within a sentence. While it resembles forms found in other Slavic languages, the exact spelling and case usage are specific to Czech grammar. In cross-linguistic discussions, comparable roots may exist in related languages, but the precise form "otce" is characteristic of Czech and should not be assumed to have the same function in Slovak or other languages.