земля

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Polish ziemia, Latvian zeme, Persian زمین (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn).

Noun

земля • (zemlja) f

  1. earth
  2. land
  3. ground, soil
  4. (archaic) country

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Cognate with Sanskrit kṣam, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬨 (zam), Latin humus, the source of English human; Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), Persian زمین (zamin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʲɪˈmlʲa]
  • (file)

Noun

земля́ • (zemljá) f inan (genitive земли́, nominative plural зе́мли, genitive plural земе́ль, relational adjective земе́льный or земно́й or земляно́й or зе́мский, diminutive земли́ца or земе́лька)

  1. earth
  2. land
  3. ground, soil
  4. (archaic) country
  5. state, Land (first-level administrative division of Germany)

Declension

Derived terms

Adjectives

  • землеро́йный (zemlerójnyj)
  • земли́стый (zemlístyj)
  • земляно́й (zemljanój)

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Verbs

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zemˈlʲa]
  • (file)

Noun

земля́ • (zemljá) f inan (genitive землі́, nominative plural зе́млі, genitive plural земе́ль)

  1. (uncountable) earth
  2. (uncountable) land
  3. (uncountable) ground, soil
  4. (countable, dated) country
  5. (countable, of Germany) state

Declension

References

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