měd

See also: Appendix:Variations of "med"

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mědь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmi̯ɛd/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmjɛt/

Noun

měd f

1. copper

Declension

Declension of měd (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	měd	mědi	mědi
genitive	mědi	měďú	mědí
dative	mědi	mědma	mědem
accusative	měd	mědi	mědi
vocative	mědi	mědi	mědi
locative	mědi	měďú	mědech
instrumental	měďú	mědma	mědmi

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: měď

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “měd”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Upper Sorbian

měd

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt
• Syllabification: měd

Noun

měd m inan

1. honey (sugary substance that bees and other insects prepare with the juice of flowers, and which they deposit in the cells of their honeycombs)

Declension

Declension of měd (masculine hard stem irreg-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	měd	mjedaj	mjedy
genitive	mjeda, mjedu	mjedow	mjedow
dative	mjedej	mjedomaj	mjedam
accusative	měd	mjedaj	mjedy
instrumental	mjedom	mjedomaj	mjedami
locative	mjedźe	mjedomaj	mjedach
vocative	mjedo, mjedźe	mjedaj	mjedy

Further reading

• “měd”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
• “měd” in Soblex