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меч

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Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian мечъ (meč),[1] from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʲet͡ʂ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -et͡ʂ
  • Hyphenation: меч

Noun

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меч (mječm inan (genitive мяча́, nominative plural мячы́, genitive plural мячо́ў)

  1. sword

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мечъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 22
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), “меч₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 28

Further reading

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  • меч”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • меч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • "меч" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum

Bulgarian

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Bulgarian Wikipedia has an article on:
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оръжие меч

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь, of unclear origin. In view of the doublet form *mьčь (whence e.g. Serbo-Croatian ма̏ч), borrowing from a foreign language is the most prevalent theory.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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меч (mečm (relational adjective ме́чов)

  1. sword
    дамо́клев мечdamóklev mečsword of Damocles

Declension

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Declension of меч
singular plural
indefinite меч
meč
ме́чове
méčove
definite
(subject form)
ме́чът
méčǎt
ме́човете
méčovete
definite
(object form)
ме́ча
méča
count form ме́ча
méča
vocative form ме́чо
méčo
ме́чове
méčove

Derived terms

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References

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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меч (mečm

  1. sword
  2. epee

Declension

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Declension of меч
singular plural
indefinite меч (meč) мечеви (mečevi)
definite unspecified мечот (mečot) мечевите (mečevite)
definite proximal мечов (mečov) мечевиве (mečevive)
definite distal мечон (mečon) мечевине (mečevine)
vocative мечу (meču) мечеви (mečevi)
count form меча (meča)

Noun

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меч (mečm

  1. match, game

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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меч (mečm inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й, relational adjective ме́чный or мечево́й, diminutive ме́чик)

  1. sword (usually with a straight blade)
    дамо́клов мечdamóklov mečsword of Damocles

Usage notes

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  • The Russian term меч (meč) usually refers only to straight-bladed swords. A sabre with a curved blade is regarded as a type of sword in English, but it is not a type of меч (meč) in Russian.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Compound words:

See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “меч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “меч”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 528

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From English match.

Noun

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ме̏ч m (Latin spelling mȅč)

  1. match (sporting event)

Declension

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Declension of меч
singular plural
nominative меч мечеви
genitive меча мечева
dative мечу мечевима
accusative меч мечеве
vocative мечу мечеви
locative мечу мечевима
instrumental мечом мечевима

Further reading

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  • меч”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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меч (mečm inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечі́, genitive plural мечі́в)

  1. sword

Declension

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Declension of меч
(inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative меч
meč
мечі́
mečí
genitive меча́
mečá
мечі́в
mečív
dative мече́ві, мечу́
mečévi, mečú
меча́м
mečám
accusative меч
meč
мечі́
mečí
instrumental мече́м
mečém
меча́ми
mečámy
locative мечу́, мечі́
mečú, mečí
меча́х
mečáx
vocative ме́чу
méču
мечі́
mečí

Further reading

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