zêmja

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzi̯ɛmja/
• Syllabification: zê‧mja
• Homophone: Zêmja

Noun

zêmja f

1. ground, soil, earth
2. land
   • 1905, Friedrich Lorentz, Slovinzische Texte, page 59:

     A vôn cygnón sê swim lëda w ta zêmjã os pôczón hùja vôt strôna plindrac ós wszatkô dô dótú.

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Derived terms

proper nouns

• Zêmja

 

References

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “zìe̯mjă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1417