река

See also: Appendix:Variations of "reka"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *reťi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛˈkɤ]

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Verb

река́ • (reká) first-singular present indicative, pf

1. to say, to tell
2. to decide, to make up one's mind
3. to think, it seems to me

Conjugation

    Conjugation of река́ (conjugation 1.1, perfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	—	ре́къл rékǎl	реча́л, рече́л1 rečál, rečél1	ре́чен réčen		—
	definite subject form	—	ре́клият réklijat	—	ре́ченият réčenijat
	definite object form	—	ре́клия réklija	—	ре́чения réčenija
feminine	indefinite	—	ре́кла rékla	реча́ла, рече́ла1 rečála, rečéla1	ре́чена réčena
	definite	—	ре́клата réklata	—	ре́чената réčenata
neuter	indefinite	—	ре́кло réklo	реча́ло, рече́ло1 rečálo, rečélo1	ре́чено réčeno	—
	definite	—	ре́клото rékloto	—	ре́ченото réčenoto	—
plural	indefinite	—	ре́кли rékli	реча́ли, рече́ли1 rečáli, rečéli1	ре́чени réčeni	—
	definite	—	ре́клите réklite	—	ре́чените réčenite	—

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		река́ reká	рече́ш rečéš	рече́ rečé	рече́м rečém	рече́те rečéte	река́т rekát
imperfect		реча́х, рече́х1 rečáh, rečéh1	рече́ше rečéše	рече́ше rečéše	реча́хме, рече́хме1 rečáhme, rečéhme1	реча́хте, рече́хте1 rečáhte, rečéhte1	реча́ха, рече́ха1 rečáha, rečéha1
aorist		ре́кох rékoh	ре́че réče	ре́че réče	ре́кохме rékohme	ре́кохте rékohte	ре́коха rékoha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and реча́л/рече́л1 m, реча́ла/рече́ла1 f, реча́ло/рече́ло1 n, or реча́ли/рече́ли1 pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and реча́л/рече́л1 m, реча́ла/рече́ла1 f, реча́ло/рече́ло1 n, or реча́ли/рече́ли1 pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and реча́л/рече́л1 m, реча́ла/рече́ла1 f, реча́ло/рече́ло1 n, or реча́ли/рече́ли1 pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ре́къл m, ре́кла f, ре́кло n, or ре́кли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			речи́ rečí			рече́те rečéte

¹Largely fallen into disuse.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• зарека (zareka)
• изрека (izreka)
• нарека (nareka)
• обрека (obreka)
• отрека (otreka)
• предрека (predreka)
• реч (reč)
• речев (rečev)
• речник (rečnik)
• речовит (rečovit)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛˈka]

• Audio:

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Noun

река́ • (reká) f (relational adjective ре́чен, diminutive реки́ца or реки́чка)

1. river

Declension

Declension of река́

	singular	plural
indefinite	река́ reká	реки́ rekí
definite	река́та rekáta	реки́те rekíte

References

• “река”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “река”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• каре (kare)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛka]

• Audio:

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Noun

река • (reka) f (relational adjective речен, diminutive рекичка or рекиче)

1. river

Declension

Declension of река

	singular	plural
indefinite	река	реки
definite unspecified	реката	реките
definite proximal	рекава	рекиве
definite distal	рекана	рекине
vocative	реко	реки

References

• река in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Alternative forms

• рѣка́ (rěká) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic рѣка (rěka), from Proto-Slavic *rěka, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃royHkeh₂, from *h₃reyH-, whence English runlet and rivulet and Spanish río.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʲɪˈka]

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Noun

река́ • (reká) f inan (genitive реки́, nominative plural ре́ки, genitive plural рек, relational adjective речно́й, diminutive ре́чка or речу́шка)

1. river, stream

Declension

Declension of река́ (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-dʹ/f) 

	singular	plural
nominative	река́ reká	ре́ки réki
genitive	реки́ rekí	ре́к rék
dative	реке́ reké	ре́кам, река́м* rékam, rekám*
accusative	ре́ку, реку́* réku, rekú*	ре́ки réki
instrumental	реко́й, реко́ю rekój, rekóju	ре́ками, река́ми* rékami, rekámi*
prepositional	реке́ reké	ре́ках, река́х* rékax, rekáx*

^* Dated/obsolete.

Derived terms

• речни́к (rečník)
• междуре́чье (mežduréčʹje)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• рије́ка (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rey- (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rěːka/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ре‧ка

Noun

ре́ка f (Latin spelling réka)

1. a river

Declension

Declension of река

	singular	plural
nominative	река	реке
genitive	реке	река
dative	реци	рекама
accusative	реку	реке
vocative	реко	реке
locative	реци	рекама
instrumental	реком	рекама

Derived terms

• рѐчица
• рѐчина
• ре̑чнӣ