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местечко

/[mʲɪˈsʲtʲet͡ɕkə]/
Russiannoun

Grammatical form

местечко is the diminutive form of ме́сто — “place, spot.

See the full entry for ме́сто

Definitions

  1. 1.
    A small village or town on the territory of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  2. 2.
    A shtetl, small Jewish village.

Etymology

Diminutive of ме́сто (mésto, “place”). Sense 2 and 3 are a semantic loan from Polish miasteczko.

Forms

  • месте́чкоcanonical • inanimate • neuter
  • mestéčkoromanization
  • месте́чкаgenitive
  • мѣсте́чкоalternative
  • м.alternative • abbreviation
Nominative
Singular
месте́чко
Plural
месте́чки
Genitive
Singular
месте́чка
Plural
месте́чек
Dative
Singular
месте́чку
Plural
месте́чкам
Accusative
Singular
месте́чко
Plural
месте́чки
Instrumental
Singular
месте́чком
Plural
месте́чками
Prepositional
Singular
месте́чке
Plural
месте́чках

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