семечко
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]се́мя (sémja, “seed”) + -ечко (-ečko, “(usually endearing diminutive suffix)”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]се́мечко • (sémečko) n inan (genitive се́мечка, nominative plural се́мечки, genitive plural се́мечек)
- diminutive of се́мя (sémja): seed
- 1890, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Воры; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Horse-Stealers, 1921:
- Лю́бка убрала́ у́жин и насы́пала на стол мя́тных пря́ников, калёных оре́хов, ты́квенных се́мечек и поста́вила две буты́лки со сла́дким вино́м.
- Ljúbka ubralá úžin i nasýpala na stol mjátnyx prjánikov, kaljónyx oréxov, týkvennyx sémeček i postávila dve butýlki so sládkim vinóm.
- Lyubka cleared away the supper, shook out on the table some peppermint biscuits, dried nuts, and pumpkin seeds, and placed two bottles of sweet wine.
- (usually in the plural) sunflower seeds
- (usually in the plural) child's play, something very easy to do
Declension
[edit]Declension of се́мечко (inan neut-form velar-stem accent-a reduc irreg)
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