екать
See also: ёкать
Russian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjekətʲ]
Verb
е́кать • (jékatʹ) impf (perfective е́кнуть)
- (linguistics) to pronounce unstressed e as such rather than as i (as characteristic of some Central and Northern Russian dialects)
Usage notes
- An example of this is pronouncing земля́ (zemljá) as [zʲemˈlʲa], instead of the Standard Russian pronunciation [zʲɪmˈlʲa], which could be respelled as *зимля́ (*zimljá).
- The opposing tendencies are known as и́кать (íkatʹ) (pronouncing unstressed e as i, as characteristic of standard Russian) and я́кать (jákatʹ) (pronouncing unstressed e as ja, as characteristic of some Southern Russian dialects and of standard Belarusian).
Conjugation
Conjugation of е́кать (class 1a imperfective intransitive)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | е́кать jékatʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | е́кающий jékajuščij |
е́кавший jékavšij |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | е́кая jékaja |
е́кав jékav, е́кавши jékavši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | е́каю jékaju |
бу́ду е́кать búdu jékatʹ |
| 2nd singular (ты) | е́каешь jékaješʹ |
бу́дешь е́кать búdešʹ jékatʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | е́кает jékajet |
бу́дет е́кать búdet jékatʹ |
| 1st plural (мы) | е́каем jékajem |
бу́дем е́кать búdem jékatʹ |
| 2nd plural (вы) | е́каете jékajete |
бу́дете е́кать búdete jékatʹ |
| 3rd plural (они́) | е́кают jékajut |
бу́дут е́кать búdut jékatʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| е́кай jékaj |
е́кайте jékajte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | е́кал jékal |
е́кали jékali |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | е́кала jékala | |
| neuter (оно́) | е́кало jékalo | |
Derived terms
- е́канье (jékanʹje)
See also
- а́кать (ákatʹ), о́кать (ókatʹ)
- Vowel reduction in Russian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Verb
екать • (jókatʹ) impf
- alternative spelling of ёкать (jókatʹ)