Old Church Slavonic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь.

Noun

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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.

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

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