нечто
Russian
Alternative forms
- нѣ́что (ně́čto) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něčьto. Morphologically from не- (ne-) + что (što).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲet͡ɕtə]
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Pronoun
не́что • (néčto) n (indeclinable, invariable)
Usage notes
- Only used in nominative and accusative cases, with no oblique declensions.
- The fact that the letter ч (č) represents the sound /t͡ɕ/ here, rather than /ʂ/, distinguishes this word from other compounds based on что (što), such as ничто́ (ništó), что́-то (štó-to), or ко́е-что́ (kóje-štó).
- The term is indeclinable. The inflected forms не́чего (néčevo), не́чему (néčemu), не́чем (néčem) are related but have a different meaning.