rěka
See also: Appendix:Variations of "reka"
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rěka. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rěka, Polish rzeka, Czech řeka, Russian река́ (reká), Old Church Slavonic рѣка (rěka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrʲɪ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɪka
- Syllabification: rě‧ka
Noun
rěka f
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Declension
Declension of rěka
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rěka | rěce | rěki |
| Genitive | rěki | rěkowu | rěkow |
| Dative | rěce | rěkoma | rěkam |
| Accusative | rěku | rěce | rěki |
| Instrumental | rěku | rěkoma | rěkami |
| Locative | rěce | rěkoma | rěkach |
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʀʲɪ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɪka
- Syllabification: rě‧ka
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rě̄kà / *rěkà.
Noun
rěka f
- river (natural watercourse that originates, generally, in the mountains and flows into the sea, a lake or another river, or, sometimes, enters the land)
Declension
Declension of rěka (feminine velar stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rěka | rěce | rěki |
| genitive | rěki | rěkow | rěkow |
| dative | rěce | rěkomaj | rěkam |
| accusative | rěku | rěce | rěki |
| instrumental | rěku | rěkomaj | rěkami |
| locative | rěce | rěkomaj | rěkach |
| vocative | rěka | rěce | rěki |
Derived terms
proper nouns
- St.-Lorencowa rěka f
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rěka
- second/third-person singular present of rěkać
References
- “rěka” in Soblex