печь

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pekti, from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-. Cognates include Russian пот (pot, sweat, perspiration), Sanskrit पचति (pácati), Albanian pjek, Tocharian B päk-, Ancient Greek πέσσω (pessō), Latin coquō.

Pronunciation

Noun

печь (pečʹ) f

  1. stove
  2. oven
  3. furnace
  4. kiln

Declension

Verb

печь (pečʹ) impf.испечь pf., спечь (spečʹ) pf.

  1. to bake
  2. to scorch (said of the sun)

Conjugation

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