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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic речи (reči), from Proto-Slavic *reťi.
Pronunciation
-ре́чь • (-réčʹ) pf (imperfective -река́ть)
- Combining form used to form prefixed perfective verbs, with the approximate meaning "to say".
Usage notes
- Do not confuse this with the noun речь (rečʹ, “speech”). In pre-reform spelling, the noun was spelled рѣчь (rěčʹ) and the verbal combining form -речь (-rečʹ).
Conjugation
Conjugation of -ре́чь (class 8b/b perfective transitive)
Derived terms
- заре́чь pf (zaréčʹ), зарека́ть impf (zarekátʹ)
- заре́чься pf (zaréčʹsja), зарека́ться impf (zarekátʹsja)
- изре́чь pf (izréčʹ), изрека́ть impf (izrekátʹ)
- наре́чь pf (naréčʹ), нарека́ть impf (narekátʹ)
- наре́чься pf (naréčʹsja), нарека́ться impf (narekátʹsja)
- обре́чь pf (obréčʹ), обрека́ть impf (obrekátʹ)
- обре́чься pf (obréčʹsja), обрека́ться impf (obrekátʹsja)
- отре́чься pf (otréčʹsja), отрека́ться impf (otrekátʹsja)
- предре́чь pf (predréčʹ), предрека́ть impf (predrekátʹ)
- пререка́ться impf (prerekátʹsja)
- проре́чь pf (proréčʹ), прорека́ть impf (prorekátʹ)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “реку”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress