местечко
Russian
Etymology
Diminutive of ме́сто (mésto, “place”), the meaning "town, city" was borrowed from Polish miasteczko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲɪˈsʲtʲet͡ɕkə]
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Noun
месте́чко • (mestéčko) n inan (genitive месте́чка, nominative plural месте́чки, genitive plural месте́чек)
- Diminutive of ме́сто (mésto)
- A small village or town on the territory of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- A shtetl, small Jewish village.
Declension
Declension of месте́чко (inan neut-form velar-stem accent-a reduc irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | месте́чко mestéčko | месте́чки△ mestéčki△ |
| genitive | месте́чка mestéčka | месте́чек mestéček |
| dative | месте́чку mestéčku | месте́чкам mestéčkam |
| accusative | месте́чко mestéčko | месте́чки△ mestéčki△ |
| instrumental | месте́чком mestéčkom | месте́чками mestéčkami |
| prepositional | месте́чке mestéčke | месте́чках mestéčkax |
△ Irregular.