недочёт

Russian

Etymology

From недо- (nedo-) + a deverbal form of честь (čestʹ) (originally meaning "to count" as well as to "to read"; the meaning "to count" is now found in the compound счесть (sčestʹ)). For the vowel of -чёт (-čót), compare счёт (sčot, count), deverbal from счесть (sčestʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪdɐˈt͡ɕɵt]

Noun

недочёт • (nedočótm inan (genitive недочёта, nominative plural недочёты, genitive plural недочётов)

  1. shortage
  2. shortcoming, deficiency, flaw, mistake

Declension