Ukrainian edit

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річище

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian рѣ́чище (rě́čišče). Equivalent to ріка́ (riká, river) +‎ -ище (-yšče).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈrʲit͡ʃeʃt͡ʃe]
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Noun edit

рі́чище (ríčyščen inan (genitive рі́чища, nominative plural рі́чища, genitive plural рі́чищ)

  1. channel, riverbed, streambed, watercourse (physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks)
    Synonyms: русло́ n (rusló), ло́же n (lóže), (colloquial in this sense) кори́то n (korýto)
  2. (figuratively) course, direction, path (of developments)

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