тёзка
Russian
Etymology
From тёза (tjóza) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtʲɵskə]
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Noun
тёзка • (tjózka) m anim or f anim (genitive тёзки, nominative plural тёзки, genitive plural тёзок)
- namesake (person, place or thing having the same name as another)
Declension
Declension of тёзка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | тёзка tjózka | тёзки tjózki |
| genitive | тёзки tjózki | тёзок tjózok |
| dative | тёзке tjózke | тёзкам tjózkam |
| accusative | тёзку tjózku | тёзок tjózok |
| instrumental | тёзкой, тёзкою tjózkoj, tjózkoju | тёзками tjózkami |
| prepositional | тёзке tjózke | тёзках tjózkax |
Related terms
- тезоименитство (tezoimenitstvo)
- тезоименитый (tezoimenityj), тезоименный (tezoimennyj)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “тёзка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “тёза”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress