reč
Old Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Polish rzecz.
Noun
reč f
- thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “reč”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (“speech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rêːt͡ʃ/
Noun
rȇč f (Cyrillic spelling ре̑ч)
- word (unit of language)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rȇč | rȇči |
| genitive | rȇči | réčī |
| dative | rȇči | réčima |
| accusative | rȇč | rȇči |
| vocative | rȇči | rȇči |
| locative | réči | réčima |
| instrumental | rȇčju / rȇči | réčima |
Derived terms
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (“speech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ret͡ʃ]
Noun
reč f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | reč | reči |
| genitive | reči | rečí |
| dative | reči | rečiam |
| accusative | reč | reči |
| locative | reči | rečiach |
| instrumental | rečou | rečami |
Derived terms
- rečník m
- rečove, rečovo
- rečový
Further reading
- “reč”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (“speech”). Cognates include Polish rzecz (“thing”), Ukrainian річ (rič, “thing”), Belarusian рэч (reč, “thing”), Slovak reč (“speech”), Czech řeč (“speech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /réːt͡ʃ/
Noun
rẹ̑č f
Declension
| Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | réč | ||
| gen. sing. | rečí | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
réč | rečí | rečí |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
rečí | rečí | rečí |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
réči | rečéma | rečém |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
réč | rečí | rečí |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
réči | rečéh | rečéh |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
rečjó | rečéma | rečmí |