-ечка

Russian

Etymology

Regular phonological variant of -очка (-očka) after unpaired palatal or originally palatal sounds, or from -ек (-ek) +‎ -ка (-ka); in both cases, originally a double diminutive. Related to -чка (-čka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʲɪt͡ɕkə]

Suffix

-ечка • (-ečka)

1. Alternative form of -очка (-očka) (after the unpaired sibilants ш ж ч щ ц and unpaired palatal й)

   ‎доска́ (doská, “board, plank”) + ‎-ечка (-ečka) → ‎до́щечка (dóščečka, “small board, small plank”)

Usage notes

• Properties are the same as for -очка (-očka) except that velars are palatalized.

Declension

Declension of -ечка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ечка -ečka	-ечки -ečki
genitive	-ечки -ečki	-ечек -eček
dative	-ечке -ečke	-ечкам -ečkam
accusative animate inanimate	-ечку -ečku	-ечек -eček
		-ечки -ečki
instrumental	-ечкой, -ечкою -ečkoj, -ečkoju	-ечками -ečkami
prepositional	-ечке -ečke	-ечках -ečkax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ечка

Related terms

• -ка (-ka)
• -ек (-ek)