reč

See also: rec, řeč, rěč, rěc, rèc, and rec.

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Polish rzecz.

Noun

reč f

  1. thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “reč”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (speech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rêːt͡ʃ/

Noun

rȇč f (Cyrillic spelling ре̑ч)

  1. word (unit of language)

Declension

Declension of reč
singular plural
nominative rȇč rȇči
genitive rȇči réčī
dative rȇči réčima
accusative rȇč rȇči
vocative rȇči rȇči
locative réči réčima
instrumental rȇčju / rȇči réčima

Derived terms

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (speech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ret͡ʃ]

Noun

reč f

  1. speech
  2. language
  3. discourse

Declension

Declension of reč
(pattern kosť)
singularplural
nominativerečreči
genitiverečirečí
dativerečirečiam
accusativerečreči
locativerečirečiach
instrumentalrečourečami

Derived terms

  • rečník m
  • rečove, rečovo
  • rečový

Further reading

  • reč”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (speech). Cognates include Polish rzecz (thing), Ukrainian річ (rič, thing), Belarusian рэч (reč, thing), Slovak reč (speech), Czech řeč (speech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /réːt͡ʃ/

Noun

rẹ̑č f

  1. thing
    Synonyms: prêdmet, stvár

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing. réč
gen. sing. rečí
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
réč rečí rečí
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
rečí rečí rečí
dative
(dajȃlnik)
réči rečéma rečém
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
réč rečí rečí
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
réči rečéh rečéh
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
rečjó rečéma rečmí

Further reading

  • reč”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • reč”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references