река
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "reka"
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic рещи (rešti), from Proto-Slavic *reťi.
Pronunciation
Verb
река́ • (reká) first-singular present indicative, pf
Conjugation
Conjugation of река́ (conjugation 1.1, perfective, transitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | — | ре́къл rékǎl |
реча́л, рече́л1 rečál, rečél1 |
ре́чен réčen |
— | |
| definite subject form | — | ре́клият réklijat |
— | ре́ченият réčenijat | |||
| definite object form | — | ре́клия réklija |
— | ре́чения réčenija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | — | ре́кла rékla |
реча́ла, рече́ла1 rečála, rečéla1 |
ре́чена réčena | ||
| definite | — | ре́клата réklata |
— | ре́чената réčenata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | — | ре́кло réklo |
реча́ло, рече́ло1 rečálo, rečélo1 |
ре́чено réčeno |
— | |
| definite | — | ре́клото rékloto |
— | ре́ченото réčenoto |
— | ||
| plural | indefinite | — | ре́кли rékli |
реча́ли, рече́ли1 rečáli, rečéli1 |
ре́чени réčeni |
— | |
| definite | — | ре́клите réklite |
— | ре́чените réčenite |
— | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | река́ reká |
рече́ш rečéš |
рече́ rečé |
рече́м rečém |
рече́те rečéte |
река́т rekát | |
| imperfect | реча́х, рече́х1 rečáh, rečéh1 |
рече́ше rečéše |
рече́ше rečéše |
реча́хме, рече́хме1 rečáhme, rečéhme1 |
реча́хте, рече́хте1 rečáhte, rečéhte1 |
реча́ха, рече́ха1 rečáha, rečéha1 | |
| aorist | ре́кох rékoh |
ре́че réče |
ре́че réče |
ре́кохме rékohme |
ре́кохте rékohte |
ре́коха rékoha | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and реча́л/рече́л1 m, реча́ла/рече́ла1 f, реча́ло/рече́ло1 n, or реча́ли/рече́ли1 pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and реча́л/рече́л1 m, реча́ла/рече́ла1 f, реча́ло/рече́ло1 n, or реча́ли/рече́ли1 pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and реча́л/рече́л1 m, реча́ла/рече́ла1 f, реча́ло/рече́ло1 n, or реча́ли/рече́ли1 pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| речи́ rečí |
рече́те rečéte |
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1Largely fallen into disuse.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic рѣка (rěka), from Proto-Slavic *rěka.
Pronunciation
Noun
река́ • (reká) f (relational adjective ре́чен, diminutive реки́ца or реки́чка)
- river
- (figuratively) river (a large number or multitude of people, animals, vehicles, objects, etc., moving in one direction)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | река́ reká |
реки́ rekí |
| definite | река́та rekáta |
реки́те rekíte |
References
- “река”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “река”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka.
Pronunciation
Noun
река • (reka) f (relational adjective речен, diminutive рекичка or рекиче)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | река (reka) | реки (reki) |
| definite unspecified | реката (rekata) | реките (rekite) |
| definite proximal | рекава (rekava) | рекиве (rekive) |
| definite distal | рекана (rekana) | рекине (rekine) |
| vocative | реко (reko) | реки (reki) |
References
- река in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Russian
Alternative forms
- рѣка́ (rěká) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic рѣка (rěka), from Proto-Slavic *rěka, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃royHkeh₂, from *h₃reyH-, whence English runlet and rivulet and Spanish río.
Pronunciation
Noun
река́ • (reká) f inan (genitive реки́, nominative plural ре́ки, genitive plural рек, relational adjective речно́й, diminutive ре́чка or речу́шка)
Declension
Declension of река́ (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-dʹ/f)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | река́ reká |
ре́ки réki |
| genitive | реки́ rekí |
ре́к rék |
| dative | реке́ reké |
ре́кам, река́м* rékam, rekám* |
| accusative | ре́ку, реку́* réku, rekú* |
ре́ки réki |
| instrumental | реко́й, реко́ю rekój, rekóju |
ре́ками, река́ми* rékami, rekámi* |
| prepositional | реке́ reké |
ре́ках, река́х* rékax, rekáx* |
* Dated/obsolete.
Derived terms
- речни́к (rečník)
- междуре́чье (mežduréčʹje)
Compound words:
- рекоста́в m (rekostáv)
Compounds:
- моло́чные ре́ки f pl (molóčnyje réki)
- моло́чные ре́ки, кисе́льные берега́ pl (molóčnyje réki, kisélʹnyje beregá)
- Phrases
- ли́ться реко́й impf (lítʹsja rekój)
Related terms
- Borrowed
Derived from Latin rīvus:
- Ри́о-де-Жане́йро (Río-de-Žanéjro)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “река”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “река”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Anagrams
- каре́ (karé)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rey- (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ре́ка f (Latin spelling réka)
- a river
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | река | реке |
| genitive | реке | река |
| dative | реци | рекама |
| accusative | реку | реке |
| vocative | реко | реке |
| locative | реци | рекама |
| instrumental | реком | рекама |