Old Church Slavonic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь.

Noun edit

рѣчь (rěčĭf

  1. speech
  2. request
    • from the Life of Constantine:
      Сꙇа бо рѣчи не можеть инъ никтоже исправити, ꙗкоже тꙑ.
      Sia bo rěči ne možetĭ inŭ niktože ispraviti, jakože ty.
      But there is no one so able to fulfil this request as you.

Declension edit

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

рѣчь (rěčʹf inan (genitive рѣ́чи, nominative plural рѣ́чи, genitive plural рѣче́й)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of ре́чь (réčʹ).

Declension edit