щи

See also: ши, шѝ, and -щи

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 西 (xī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕi²⁴/

Noun

щи • (xi) (I)

1. west; western

Adjective

щи • (xi) (I)

1. west; western

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕːi]

• Audio:

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Noun

щи • (šči) f inan pl or m inan pl (genitive щей, plural only)

1. (plural only) shchi

   зелёные щи ― zeljónyje šči ― sorrel soup

   Хо́чешь вчера́шних ще́й? Приходи́ за́втра!

   Xóčešʹ včerášnix ščéj? Prixodí závtra!

   Want yesterday's shchi? Come by tomorrow!

Declension

Declension of щи (inan pl-only fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	plural
nominative	щи́ ščí
genitive	ще́й ščéj
dative	ща́м ščám
accusative	щи́ ščí
instrumental	ща́ми ščámi
prepositional	ща́х ščáx

Pre-reform declension of щи (inan pl-only fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	plural
nominative	щи́ ščí
genitive	ще́й ščéj
dative	ща́мъ ščám
accusative	щи́ ščí
instrumental	ща́ми ščámi
prepositional	ща́хъ ščáx