мрежа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic мрѣжа (mrěža), from Proto-Slavic *merža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmrɛʒɐ]

Noun

мре́жа • (mréža) f

1. net, mesh, web (including in the sense Internet)

   мрежа за риболов ― mreža za ribolov ― fishnet

   влизам в Мрежата ― vlizam v Mrežata ― to log in the Internet

2. network, meshwork
3. grid, lattice

Declension

Declension of мре́жа

	singular	plural
indefinite	мре́жа mréža	мре́жи mréži
definite	мре́жата mréžata	мре́жите mréžite

Alternative forms

• мря́жа (mrjáža) — dialectal

Derived terms

verbs

• (causative-iterative) мре́жа (mréža)

nouns

• (agent noun) мрежа́р m (mrežár)
• (agent noun) мрежа́рка f (mrežárka)
• (augmentative) мре́жина (mréžina)
• (diminutive) мре́жица (mréžica)
• (diminutive) мре́жка (mréžka)

adjectives

• мрежа́т (mrežát)
• мре́жен (mréžen)
• мре́жест (mréžest)
• мре́жов (mréžov)

References

• “мрежа (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мрежа (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “мрѣ́жа”, 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 90
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мрежа¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 282
• “мрѣжа”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *merža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmrɛʒa]

Noun

мрежа • (mreža) f (relational adjective мрежен, diminutive мрежичка)

1. net

Declension

Declension of мрежа

	singular	plural
indefinite	мрежа (mreža)	мрежи (mreži)
definite unspecified	мрежата (mrežata)	мрежите (mrežite)
definite proximal	мрежава (mrežava)	мреживе (mrežive)
definite distal	мрежана (mrežana)	мрежине (mrežine)
vocative	мрежо (mrežo)	мрежи (mreži)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak mreža, from Proto-Slavic *merža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmrɛʒa]
• Rhymes: -ɛʒa
• Hyphenation: мре‧жа

Noun

мрежа (mreža) f (diminutive мрежочка)

1. net, mesh, web

   рибарска мрежа ― ribarska mreža ― fishing net

2. network

   желєзнїцка мрежа ― željeznjicka mreža ― railway network

Declension

Declension of мрежа

	singular	plural
nominative	мрежа (mreža)	мрежи (mreži)
genitive	мрежи (mreži)	мрежох (mrežox)
dative	мрежи (mreži)	мрежом (mrežom)
accusative	мрежу (mrežu)	мрежи (mreži)
instrumental	мрежу (mrežu)	мрежами (mrežami)
locative	мрежи (mreži)	мрежох (mrežox)
vocative	мрежо (mrežo)	мрежи (mreži)

Related terms

adjectives

• мрежасти (mrežasti)

nouns

• мрежнїчка (mrežnjička)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “мрежа”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “net”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 188

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мрѣжа (mrěža), from Proto-Slavic *merža. Doublet of мерёжа (merjóža), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmrʲeʐə]

Noun

мре́жа • (mréža) f inan (genitive мре́жи, nominative plural мре́жи, genitive plural мреж or мре́жей)

1. (dated, regional or biblical) (fish) net

   Synonyms: (modern terms) сеть (setʹ), се́тка (sétka)

Declension

Declension of мре́жа (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мре́жа mréža	мре́жи mréži
genitive	мре́жи mréži	мре́ж, мре́жей△ mréž, mréžej△
dative	мре́же mréže	мре́жам mréžam
accusative	мре́жу mréžu	мре́жи mréži
instrumental	мре́жей, мре́жею mréžej, mréžeju	мре́жами mréžami
prepositional	мре́же mréže	мре́жах mréžax

^△ Irregular.

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мережа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *merža.

Noun

мре̏жа f (Latin spelling mrȅža)

1. hammock
2. net
3. network
4. grid
5. screen

Declension

Declension of мрежа

	singular	plural
nominative	мре̏жа	мреже
genitive	мреже	мре̑жа̄
dative	мрежи	мрежама
accusative	мрежу	мреже
vocative	мрежо	мреже
locative	мрежи	мрежама
instrumental	мрежом	мрежама

Derived terms

• електромрежа
• мре̏жнӣ

Further reading

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