очечник

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From очки́ (očkí, glasses, spectacles).

Pronunciation

  • оче́шник: IPA(key): [ɐˈt͡ɕeʂnʲɪk] (phonetic respelling: оче́шник)
  • (Saint Petersburg, sometimes considered proscribed) оче́чник: IPA(key): [ɐˈt͡ɕet͡ɕnʲɪk]

Noun

оче́чник • (očéšnik, očéčnik) m inan (genitive оче́чника, nominative plural оче́чники, genitive plural оче́чников)

  1. spectacle case

Usage notes

  • The terms has four possible pronunciations, only [ɐˈt͡ɕeʂnʲɪk] (respelled "оче́шник") is considered standard.
  • Since letter ё is not mandatory in the Russian literature or official documents and is usually replaced with е, it has created a number of alternative spellings and readings (or misreadings) and cases of over-correction.
  • [чн] /t͡ɕn/ vs [шн] /ʂn/ in certain words or word forms continues to be considered "Moscow" and "Saint Petersburg" standards even if one or the other is now dominating and is considered standard.

Declension

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