meč

See also: mec, MEC, мөс, and měć

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь; borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz, which gave māki in Old Saxon, mækir in Old Norse, and 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mekeis) in Gothic (only attested in inflected forms).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtʃ

Noun

meč m

1. sword

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	meč	meče
genitive	meče	mečů
dative	meči	mečům
accusative	meč	meče
vocative	meči	meče
locative	meči	mečích
instrumental	mečem	meči

Derived terms

• mečík
• mečíř
• mečoun

Further reading

• meč in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• meč in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz.

Alternative forms

• (standard): mȁč

Noun

meč m (Cyrillic spelling меч)

1. (Chakavian) sword
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     sprid i zad jahahu vitezi železni,

     kopja jim se sjahu i meči bodežni.

   • 1584, Brne Karnarutić, Vazetje Sigeta grada:

     Svak u vojski muči gledav sablju ter meč,

     Pod njom zemlja buci deset milj udaleč.

   • 1684, Pavao Vitezović, Odiljenje sigetsko:

     I njoj meč smrt zada kod drugih vojnika,

     što je mužu sada ta vladika? Dika.

Etymology 2

From English match.

Noun

mȅč m (Cyrillic spelling ме̏ч)

1. match (sporting event)

Declension

Declension of meč

	singular	plural
nominative	meč	mečevi
genitive	meča	mečeva
dative	meču	mečevima
accusative	meč	mečeve
vocative	meču	mečevi
locative	meču	mečevima
instrumental	mečom	mečevima

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьčь, *mečь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛt͡ʃ/

Noun

meč m (genitive singular meča, nominative plural meče, genitive plural mečov, declension pattern of stroj)

1. sword

Declension

Declension of meč

	singular	plural
nominative	meč	meče
genitive	meča	mečov
dative	meču	mečom
accusative	meč	meče
locative	meči	mečoch
instrumental	mečom	mečmi

Derived terms

• mečový
• mečík m

References

• meč in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mečь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ́tʃ/
• Tonal orthography: mȅč

Noun

mèč m inan (genitive mêča, nominative plural mêči)

1. sword

Declension

Declension of mèč (masculine inan., soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	mèč	mêča	mêči
accusative	mèč	mêča	mêče
genitive	mêča	mêčev	mêčev
dative	mêču	mêčema	mêčem
locative	mêču	mêčih	mêčih
instrumental	mêčem	mêčema	mêči

See also

• sáblja