овечка

овца́ (ovcá) +‎ -ка (-ka)

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈvʲet͡ɕkə]

ове́чка • (ovéčka) f anim (genitive ове́чки, nominative plural ове́чки, genitive plural ове́чек)

1. diminutive of овца́ (ovcá): sheep, lamb (various senses)

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ове́чка (ovéčka), equivalent to вівця́ (vivcjá) +‎ -ка (-ka).

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈʋɛt͡ʃkɐ]

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ове́чка • (ovéčka) f animal (genitive ове́чки, nominative plural ове́чки, genitive plural ове́чок, diminutive ове́чечка)

1. endearing diminutive of вівця́ (vivcjá): sheep, ewe, lamb
2. (figuratively) lamb (A person who is meek, docile and easily led.)

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “ове́чка”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ове́чка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2020), “ове́чка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (обмін – оя́снювати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN