чий

See also: чиј

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic чии (čii), from Proto-Slavic *čьjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃij]

Determiner

чий • (čij) m (interrogative)

1. whose (in direct or indirect questions)

   Чия́ кола́ е та́зи?

   Čijá kolá e tázi?

   Whose car is this?

   Знам чия́ дъщеря́ е това́.

   Znam čijá dǎšterjá e tová.

   I know whose daughter this is.

Declension

Declension of чий

singular			plural
masculine	feminine	neuter
чий čij	чия́ čijá	чие́ čié	чии́ čií

Derived terms

• чи́йто (číjto, “whose (as a relative pronoun)”)

Related terms

Bulgarian interrogative pronouns

	personal		qualitative	possessive	quantitative
masculine	nominative	кой (koj)	какъ́в (kakǎ́v) ко́лкав (kólkav)	чий (čij)	ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína)
	accusative	кого́ (kogó)
	dative	кому́ (komú)
	prepositional	с кого́ (s kogó)
feminine	коя́ (kojá)		каква́ (kakvá) ко́лкава (kólkava)	чия́ (čijá)
neuter	кое́ (koé) какво́ (kakvó) що (što)		какво́ (kakvó) ко́лкаво (kólkavo)	чие́ (čié)
plural	кои́ (koí)		какви́ (kakví) ко́лкави (kólkavi)	чии́ (čií)

Further reading

• “чий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “чий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *čïy, *čïy-ïk (“wet, soaking, moist; dew; moisture; raw”). Cognate with Southern Altai чий (čiy).

Adjective

чий • (çiy)

1. raw, uncooked, unbaked
2. unripe, green
3. crude, unworked
4. damp, moist

Noun

чий • (çiy)

1. (thick) soured milk, sour clotted milk

Declension

Declension of чий (çiy)

	singular	plural
nominative	чий (çiy)	чийлер (çiyler)
accusative	чийни (çiyni)	чийлени (çiyleni)
dative	чийге (çiyge)	чийлеге (çiylege)
locative	чийде (çiyde)	чийлерде (çiylerde)
ablative	чийден (çiyden)	чийлерден (çiylerden)
genitive	чийни (çiyni)	чийлени (çiyleni)

Possessive forms of чий (çiy)

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	чийим (çiyim)	чийлерим (çiylerim)
accusative	чийимни (çiyimni)	чийлеримни (çiylerimni)
dative	чийимге (çiyimge)	чийлериме (çiylerime)
locative	чийимде (çiyimde)	чийлеримде (çiylerimde)
ablative	чийимден (çiyimden)	чийлеримден (çiylerimden)
genitive	чийимни (çiyimni)	чийлеримни (çiylerimni)
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	чийибиз (çiyibiz)	чийлерибиз (çiyleribiz)
accusative	чийибизни (çiyibizni)	чийлерибизни (çiyleribizni)
dative	чийибизге (çiyibizge)	чийлерибизге (çiyleribizge)
locative	чийибизде (çiyibizde)	чийлерибизде (çiyleribizde)
ablative	чийибизден (çiyibizden)	чийлерибизден (çiyleribizden)
genitive	чийибизни (çiyibizni)	чийлерибизни (çiyleribizni)
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	чийинг (çiyiñ)	чийлеринг (çiyleriñ)
accusative	чийингни (çiyiñni)	чийлерингни (çiyleriñni)
dative	чийинге (çiyiñe)	чийлеринге (çiyleriñe)
locative	чийингде (çiyiñde)	чийлерингде (çiyleriñde)
ablative	чийингден (çiyiñden)	чийлерингден (çiyleriñden)
genitive	чийингни (çiyiñni)	чийлерингни (çiyleriñni)
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	чийигиз (çiyigiz)	чийлеригиз (çiylerigiz)
accusative	чийигизни (çiyigizni)	чийлеригизни (çiylerigizni)
dative	чийигизге (çiyigizge)	чийлеригизге (çiylerigizge)
locative	чийигизде (çiyigizde)	чийлеригизде (çiylerigizde)
ablative	чийигизден (çiyigizden)	чийлерибизден (çiyleribizden)
genitive	чийигизни (çiyigizni)	чийлеригизни (çiylerigizni)
3rd person
	singular	plural
nominative	чийи (çiyi)	чийлери (çiyleri)
accusative	чийин (çiyin)	чийлерин (çiylerin)
dative	чийине (çiyine)	чийлерине (çiylerine)
locative	чийинде (çiyinde)	чийлеринде (çiylerinde)
ablative	чийинден (çiyinden)	чийлеринден (çiylerinden)
genitive	чийини (çiyini)	чийлерини (çiylerini)

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “чий”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьjь. Cognate with Polish czyj and Slovak čí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃij]
• Rhymes: -ij
• Hyphenation: чий

Pronoun

чий (čij) m

1. (interrogative) whose

Declension

Declension of чий

		singular					plural
		masculine		feminine	neuter		virile	nonvirile
nominative		чий (čij)		чия (čija)	чийо (čijo)		чийо (čijo)
genitive		чийого (čijoho)		чиєй (čijej)	чийого (čijoho)		чиїх (čijix)
dative		чийому (čijomu)		чиєй (čijej)	чийому (čijomu)		чиїм (čijim)
accusative		personal/animal	inanimate	чию (čiju)	чийо (čijo)		чиїх (čijix)	чийо (čijo)
		чийого (čijoho)	чий (čij)
instrumental		чиїм (čijim)		чию (čiju)	чиїм (čijim)		чиїма (čijima)
locative		чиїм / чийому (čijim / čijomu)		чиєй (čijej)	чиїм / чийому (čijim / čijomu)		чиїх (čijix)
vocative		чий (čij)		чия (čija)	чийо (čijo)		чийо (čijo)

Derived terms

pronouns

• дачий (dačij)
• нїчий (njičij)
• чийшик (čijšik)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “чий”, 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), “whose”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 376

Russian

Achnatherum splendens

Alternative forms

• чій (čij) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai چیغ (çığ), related to Persian جفت (jaft).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕij]

Noun

чий • (čij) m inan (genitive чи́я, nominative plural чи́и, genitive plural чи́ев, relational adjective чи́евый)

1. Achnatherum, especially the Jiji grass Achnatherum splendens
2. a mat of stiff grass traditional to cover the framework of a Kyrgyz, Kazakh etc. yurt

Declension

Declension of чий (inan masc-form i-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	чи́й číj	чи́и číi
genitive	чи́я číja	чи́ев číjev
dative	чи́ю číju	чи́ям číjam
accusative	чи́й číj	чи́и číi
instrumental	чи́ем číjem	чи́ями číjami
prepositional	чи́и, чи́е△ číi, číje△	чи́ях číjax

^△ Irregular.

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *čïy, *čïy-ïk (“wet, soaking, moist; dew; moisture; raw”). Cognate with Kumyk чий (çiy).

Adjective

чий • (čiy)

1. damp, moist
2. raw
3. uncooked

Noun

чий • (čiy)

1. dew

Declension

Inflection of чий

	singular	plural
absolute	чий (čiy)	чийлер (čiyler)
definite genitive	чийдиҥ (čiydiŋ)	чийлердиҥ (čiylerdiŋ)
dative	чийге (čiyge)	чийлерге (čiylerge)
definite accusative	чийди (čiydi)	чийлерди (čiylerdi)
locative	чийде (čiyde)	чийлерде (čiylerde)
ablative	чийдеҥ (čiydeŋ)	чийлердеҥ (čiylerdeŋ)

Further reading

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чий”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
• Radloff, Friedrich Wilhelm (1893–1911), Опыт словаря тюркских наречий – Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte [Attempt at a Lexicon of the Turkic Dialects] (overall work in German and Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, columns 2105, 2106, 2107

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪi̯]

• Audio:

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Pronoun

чий • (čyj) m

1. (interrogative) whose
2. (relative) whose

Declension

Declension of чий

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative		чий čyj	чиє́ čyjé	чия́ čyjá	чиї́ čyjí
genitive		чийо́го, чиє́го čyjóho, čyjého		чиє́ї čyjéji	чиї́х čyjíx
dative		чийо́му, чиє́му čyjómu, čyjému		чиї́й čyjíj	чиї́м čyjím
accusative	animate	чийо́го, чиє́го čyjóho, čyjého	чиє́ čyjé	чию́ čyjú	чиї́х čyjíx
	inanimate	чий čyj			чиї́ čyjí
instrumental		чиї́м čyjím		чиє́ю čyjéju	чиї́ми čyjímy
locative		чийо́му, чиє́му, чиї́м čyjómu, čyjému, čyjím		чиї́й čyjíj	чиї́х čyjíx
vocative		чий čyj	чиє́ čyjé	чия́ čyjá	чиї́ čyjí

Derived terms

• нічи́й (ničýj)
• чийсь (čyjsʹ)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “чий”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)