reč

See also: rec, řeč, rěč, rěc, rèc, and rec.

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Polish rzecz.

Noun

reč f

1. thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “reč”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• rijȇč (Ijekavian)
• rȋč (Chakavian, Ikavian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rêːt͡ʃ/

Noun

rȇč f (Cyrillic spelling ре̑ч)

1. word (unit of language)

Declension

Declension of reč

	singular	plural
nominative	rȇč	rȇči
genitive	rȇči	réčī
dative	rȇči	réčima
accusative	rȇč	rȇči
vocative	rȇči	rȇči
locative	réči	réčima
instrumental	rȇčju / rȇči	réčima

Derived terms

• narečje
• rèčca
• rečenica
• rečètina
• rèčit
• rȇčju
• rȅčkati se
• rȇčnīk
• rečùrina

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ret͡ʃ]

Noun

reč f

1. speech
2. language
3. discourse

Declension

Declension of reč

	singular	plural
nominative	reč	reči
genitive	reči	rečí
dative	reči	rečiam
accusative	reč	reči
locative	reči	rečiach
instrumental	rečou	rečami

Derived terms

• rečník m
• rečove, rečovo
• rečový

References

• “reč”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (“speech”). Cognates include Polish rzecz (“thing”), Slovak reč (“speech”), Czech řeč (“speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /réːt͡ʃ/

Noun

rẹ̑č f

1. thing

   Synonyms: prêdmet, stvár

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	réč
gen. sing.	rečí
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	réč	rečí	rečí
genitive (rodȋlnik)	rečí	rečí	rečí
dative (dajȃlnik)	réči	rečéma	rečém
accusative (tožȋlnik)	réč	rečí	rečí
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	réči	rečéh	rečéh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rečjó	rečéma	rečmí

Further reading

• “reč”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025