чечет

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čečetъ. Cognate with Ukrainian че́чіт (čéčit), Slovene čečèt. Per Vasmer, of onomatopoeic origin and further related to Lithuanian kekùtis (type of siskin), kikìlis (linnet), kė́kštas (jay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕet͡ɕɪt]

Noun

че́чет • (čéčet) m inan (genitive че́чета, nominative plural че́четы, genitive plural че́четов)

  1. male redpoll (Acanthis spp.)

Declension

Derived terms

  • чечётка (čečótka), чечёточный (čečótočnyj), чечёточник (čečótočnik)
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