мечка

Bulgarian

мечка

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mečьka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃkɐ]

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• Hyphenation^(key): меч‧ка
• Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃkɐ

Noun

ме́чка • (méčka) f (masculine мечо́к)

1. (zoology) female equivalent of мечо́к (mečók): bear (usually a female one), she-bear

Declension

Declension of ме́чка

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃka]

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• Hyphenation: меч‧ка

Noun

мечка • (mečka) f (plural мечки, masculine мечок, relational adjective мечкин, diminutive мече or меченце)

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

Declension

Declension of мечка

	singular	plural
indefinite	мечка	мечки
definite unspecified	мечката	мечките
definite proximal	мечкава	мечкиве
definite distal	мечкана	мечкине
vocative	мечко	мечки

Related terms

• мече n (meče)

References

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

Old Ruthenian

мечка и медвѣжата

Etymology

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

Noun

мечка • (mečka) f animal

1. she-bear

   Synonym: медвѣдица (medvědica)

Descendants

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

Further reading

• 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

mečka

"mečka"

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

• “мечка” in Hrvatski jezični portal