тёзка

Russian

Etymology

From тёза (tjóza) +‎ -ка (-ka), ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *tьzъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲɵskə]

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Noun

тёзка • (tjózka) m anim or f anim (genitive тёзки, nominative plural тёзки, genitive plural тёзок)

1. namesake (person, place or thing having the same name as another)

Declension

Declension of тёзка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	тёзка tjózka	тёзки tjózki
genitive	тёзки tjózki	тёзок tjózok
dative	тёзке tjózke	тёзкам tjózkam
accusative	тёзку tjózku	тёзок tjózok
instrumental	тёзкой, тёзкою tjózkoj, tjózkoju	тёзками tjózkami
prepositional	тёзке tjózke	тёзках tjózkax

Related terms

• тезоименитство (tezoimenitstvo)
• тезоименитый (tezoimenityj), тезоименный (tezoimennyj)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тёзка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тёза”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress