echo vs recite

echo is a noun but recite is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
echo	Yes	No	Yes	No
recite	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recite is a hyponym of echo; that is, recite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than echo:

Other hyponyms of echo include cuckoo, reecho, parrot, regurgitate, reproduce.

echo (noun)	recite (noun)
an imitation or repetition
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
a reply that repeats what has just been said

echo (verb)	recite (verb)
to say again or imitate	repeat aloud from memory
ring or echo with sound	narrate or give a detailed account of
bring to mind	recite in elocution
	specify individually
	render verbally