чечевица

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Russian

Etymology

By assimilation from Old East Slavic сочевица (sočevica), from сочиво (sočivo, lentil seed), from Proto-Slavic *sočivo, probably from *sòkъ (juice), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷos.

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Noun

чечеви́ца (čečevícaf inan or f anim (genitive чечеви́цы, nominative plural чечеви́цы, genitive plural чечеви́ц, relational adjective чечеви́чный)

  1. lentil
  2. rosefinch

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  • Ingrian: cecevitsa