овечка
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ове́чка • (ovéčka) f anim (genitive ове́чки, nominative plural ове́чки, genitive plural ове́чек)
- Diminutive of овца́ (ovcá): sheep, lamb (various senses)
Declension edit
Declension of ове́чка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Pre-reform declension of ове́чка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ове́чка (ovéčka), equivalent to вівця́ (vivcjá) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ове́чка • (ovéčka) f animal (genitive ове́чки, nominative plural ове́чки, genitive plural ове́чок, diminutive ове́чечка)
- endearing diminutive of вівця́ (vivcjá): sheep, ewe, lamb
- (figuratively) lamb (A person who is meek, docile and easily led.)
Declension edit
Declension of ове́чка (animal hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ове́чка ovéčka |
ове́чки ovéčky |
genitive | ове́чки ovéčky |
ове́чок ovéčok |
dative | ове́чці ovéčci |
ове́чкам ovéčkam |
accusative | ове́чку ovéčku |
ове́чки, ове́чок ovéčky, ovéčok |
instrumental | ове́чкою ovéčkoju |
ове́чками ovéčkamy |
locative | ове́чці ovéčci |
ове́чках ovéčkax |
vocative | ове́чко ovéčko |
ове́чки ovéčky |
Further reading edit
- 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