меч

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь, from a Germanic language.

Noun

1. sword

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь, from a Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛt͡ʃ/

Noun

меч • (meč) m

1. sword

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь, from a Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛt͡ʃ/

Noun 1

меч • (meč) m

1. sword
2. epee

Inflection

Declension of меч

	singular	plural
indefinite	меч	мечеви
definite unspecified	мечот	мечевите
definite proximal	мечов	мечевиве
definite distal	мечон	мечевине
vocative	мечу	мечеви
count form	—	меча

Noun 2

меч • (meč) m

1. match, game

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь, from a Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲet͡ɕ]

Noun

меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й)

1. sword, falchion

Declension

Declension of меч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ме́ч méč	мечи́ mečí
genitive	меча́ mečá	мече́й mečéj
dative	мечу́ mečú	меча́м mečám
accusative	ме́ч méč	мечи́ mečí
instrumental	мечо́м mečóm	меча́ми mečámi
prepositional	мече́ mečé	меча́х mečáx

Related terms

• меченосец (mečenosec)
• мечехвост (mečexvost)
• мечник (mečnik)
• ры́ба-меч (rýba-meč)

See also

• катана (katana)
• палаш (palaš)
• рапи́ра (rapíra)
• са́бля (sáblja)
• шпа́га f (špága)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English match.

Noun

ме̏ч m (Latin spelling mȅč)

1. match (sporting event)

Declension

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

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь, from a Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечі́)

1. sword

References

• 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