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мечка

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Bulgarian

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животно мечка

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka, either of onomatopoeic origin or a simplified form of *medvědь (the standard proto-Slavic word for “bear”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation(key): меч‧ка
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃkɐ

Noun

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ме́чка (méčkaf (masculine мечо́к)

  1. female equivalent of мечо́к (mečók): she-bear
  2. (via generalization) bear (carnivor of family Ursidae)
    кафява мечкаkafjava mečkabrown bear
    полярна мечкаpoljarna mečkapolar bear
    черна мечкаčerna mečkablack bear
    мечка-гризлиmečka-grizligrizzly bear
  3. (figurative) lumbering, robust person

Declension

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Declension of ме́чка
singular plural
indefinite ме́чка
méčka
ме́чки
méčki
definite ме́чката
méčkata
ме́чките
méčkite

Derived terms

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nouns
adjectives
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References

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: меч‧ка

Noun

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мечка (mečkaf (plural мечки, masculine мечок, relational adjective мечкин, diminutive мече or меченце)

  1. (zoology) bear
  2. (figurative) hulk (big, clumsy person)

Declension

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Declension of мечка
singular plural
indefinite мечка (mečka) мечки (mečki)
definite unspecified мечката (mečkata) мечките (mečkite)
definite proximal мечкава (mečkava) мечкиве (mečkive)
definite distal мечкана (mečkana) мечкине (mečkine)
vocative мечко (mečko) мечки (mečki)
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References

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  • мечка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Old Ruthenian

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мечка и медвѣжата

Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic мечька (mečĭka), from Proto-Slavic *mečьka (she-bear), further origin uncertain.

Noun

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мечка (mečkaf animal

  1. she-bear
    Synonym: медвѣдица (medvědica)

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: ме́чка (mjéčka)
  • Latvian: meška
  • Lithuanian: meškà, mẽškė

Further reading

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  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мечка”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 20

Serbo-Croatian

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mečka
"mečka"

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mêt͡ʃka/
  • Hyphenation: меч‧ка

Noun

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ме̏чка f (Latin spelling mȅčka)

  1. she-bear, female bear
  2. show-bear, trained bear that performs at fairs
  3. (slang) A Mercedes-Benz car

Declension

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Declension of мечка
singular plural
nominative ме̏чка ме̏чке
genitive ме̏чке ме̏ча̄ка̄ / ме̏чкӣ
dative ме̏чки ме̏чкама
accusative ме̏чку ме̏чке
vocative ме̏чко ме̏чке
locative ме̏чки ме̏чкама
instrumental ме̏чком ме̏чкама

Further reading

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