местечко
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of ме́сто (mésto, “place”), the meaning "town, city" was borrowed from Polish miasteczko.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
месте́чко • (mestéčko) n inan (genitive месте́чка, nominative plural месте́чки, genitive plural месте́чек)
- Diminutive of ме́сто (mésto)
- A small village or town on the territory of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- A shtetl, small Jewish village.
Declension edit
Declension of месте́чко (inan neut-form velar-stem accent-a reduc irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | месте́чко mestéčko |
месте́чки△ mestéčki△ |
| genitive | месте́чка mestéčka |
месте́чек mestéček |
| dative | месте́чку mestéčku |
месте́чкам mestéčkam |
| accusative | месте́чко mestéčko |
месте́чки△ mestéčki△ |
| instrumental | месте́чком mestéčkom |
месте́чками mestéčkami |
| prepositional | месте́чке mestéčke |
месте́чках mestéčkax |
△ Irregular.