меч
Belarusian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]меч • (mječ) m inan (genitive мяча́, nominative plural мячы́, genitive plural мячо́ў)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | меч mječ |
мячы́ mjačý |
genitive | мяча́ mjačá |
мячо́ў mjačóŭ |
dative | мячу́ mjačú |
мяча́м mjačám |
accusative | меч mječ |
мячы́ mjačý |
instrumental | мячо́м mjačóm |
мяча́мі mjačámi |
locative | мячы́ mjačý |
мяча́х mjačáx |
count form | — | мячы́1 mjačý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
[edit]- “меч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Albion_Count_Medieval_Sword_11_%287310798044%29.jpg/220px-Albion_Count_Medieval_Sword_11_%287310798044%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]меч • (meč) m (relational adjective ме́чов)
- sword
- дамо́клев меч ― damóklev meč ― sword of Damocles
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- мечо- (mečo-) (in compounds)
- мечоно́сец (mečonósec, “swordbearer”)
- мечови́ден (mečovíden, “alike a sword”)
References
[edit]- “меч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “меч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мечь, ме́чеве”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 63
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мечь”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 775
- “мечь”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Macedonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]меч • (meč) m
Declension
[edit]Noun
[edit]меч • (meč) m
Russian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- мечъ (meč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й, relational adjective ме́чный or мечево́й, diminutive ме́чик)
- sword (usually with a straight blade)
- дамо́клов меч ― damóklov meč ― sword of Damocles
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- мечено́сец (mečenósec)
- мечехво́ст (mečexvóst)
- ме́чник (méčnik)
- ры́ба-меч (rýba-meč)
See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]- чем (čem)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ме̏ч m (Latin spelling mȅč)
- match (sporting event)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “меч” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечі́, genitive plural мечі́в)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “меч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “меч”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “меч”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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