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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čečetъ. Cognate with Ukrainian че́чіт (čéčit), Slovene čečèt. Per Vasmer, of onomatopoeic origin and further related to Lithuanian kekùtis (type of siskin), kikìlis (linnet), kė́kštas (jay).

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Noun

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че́чет (čéčetm inan (genitive че́чета, nominative plural че́четы, genitive plural че́четов)

  1. male redpoll (Acanthis spp.)

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