меч

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲet͡ʂ]
  • (file)

Noun

меч • (mječ) m inan (genitive мяча́, nominative plural мячы́, genitive plural мячо́ў)

  1. sword

Declension

References

  • меч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь, of unclear origin. In view of the doublet form *mьčь (whence e.g. Serbo-Croatian ма̏ч), borrowing from a foreign language is the most prevalent theory.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
  • (file)

Noun

меч • (meč) m (relational adjective ме́чов)

  1. sword
    дамо́клев мечdamóklev mečsword of Damocles

Declension

Derived terms

  • мечо- (mečo-) (in compounds)
    • мечоно́сец (mečonósec, swordbearer)
    • мечови́ден (mečovíden, alike a sword)

References

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
  • (file)

Noun

меч • (meč) m

  1. sword
  2. epee

Declension

Noun

меч • (meč) m

  1. match, game

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲet͡ɕ]
  • (file)

Noun

меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й, relational adjective ме́чный or мечево́й, diminutive ме́чик)

  1. sword (usually with a straight blade)
    дамо́клов мечdamóklov mečsword of Damocles

Usage notes

  • The Russian term меч (meč) usually refers only to straight-bladed swords. A sabre with a curved blade is regarded as a type of sword in English, but it is not a type of меч (meč) in Russian.

Declension

  • мечено́сец (mečenósec)
  • мечехво́ст (mečexvóst)
  • ме́чник (méčnik)
  • ры́ба-меч (rýba-meč)

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English match.

Noun

ме̏ч m (Latin spelling mȅč)

  1. match (sporting event)

Declension

Further reading

  • меч” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
  • (file)

Noun

меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечі́, genitive plural мечі́в)

  1. sword

Declension

Further reading

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