riječ

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• rȇč (Ekavian)
• rȋč (Ikavian)
• rieč, rěč (obsolete, Croatia)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (“speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rijêːt͡ʃ/

Noun

rijȇč f (Cyrillic spelling рије̑ч)

1. word (unit of language)
2. word (promise)

   Sve će biti spremno do ponedjeljka. Imaš moju riječ. ― Everything will be prepared by Monday. You have my word.

Declension

Declension of riječ

	singular	plural
nominative	rijȇč	rijȇči
genitive	rijȇči	rijéčī
dative	riječi	rijéčima
accusative	riječ	riječi
vocative	riječi	riječi
locative	rijéči	rijéčima
instrumental	rijȇčju / rijȇči	rijéčima

Derived terms

• rijèčca
• rijȇčju
• rječètina
• rjèčit
• rjȅčkati se
• rjȇčnīk
• rječùrina

Further reading

• “riječ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025