-речь

See also: речь

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic речи (reči), from Proto-Slavic *reťi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈrʲet͡ɕ]

Combining form

-ре́чь • (-réčʹ) pf (imperfective -река́ть)

  1. 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)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive -ре́чь
-réčʹ
participles present tense past tense
active —-рёкший
-rjókšij
passive —-речённый
-rečónnyj
adverbial —-рёкши
-rjókši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) —-реку́
-rekú
2nd singular (ты) —-речёшь
-rečóšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) —-речёт
-rečót
1st plural (мы) —-речём
-rečóm
2nd plural (вы) —-речёте
-rečóte
3rd plural (они́) —-реку́т
-rekút
imperative singular plural
-реки́
-rekí		-реки́те
-rekíte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) -рёк
-rjók		-рекли́
-reklí
feminine (я/ты/она́) -рекла́
-reklá
neuter (оно́) -рекло́
-rekló

Derived terms
verbs

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
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