чечевица

Russian

Etymology

By assimilation from Old East Slavic сочевица (sočevica), from сочиво (sočivo, lentil seed), from Proto-Slavic *sočivo, probably from *sòkъ (juice), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪt͡ɕɪˈvʲit͡sə]

Noun

чечеви́ца (čečevíca) f inan or f anim (genitive чечеви́цы, nominative plural чечеви́цы, genitive plural чечеви́ц)

  1. lentil
  2. rosefinch

Declension

Derived terms

  • чечевичный (čečevičnyj)
  • чечевицеобразный (čečeviceobraznyj)
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