меч
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲet͡ʂ]
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of меч (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | меч mječ |
мячы́ mjačý |
genitive | мяча́ mjačá |
мячо́ў mjačóŭ |
dative | мячу́ mjačú |
мяча́м mjačám |
accusative | меч mječ |
мячы́ mjačý |
instrumental | мячо́м mjačóm |
мяча́мі mjačámi |
locative | мячы́ mjačý |
мяча́х mjačáx |
count form | — | мячы́1 mjačý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
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]
Audio (file)
Noun
меч • (meč) m (relational adjective ме́чов)
- sword
- дамо́клев меч ― damóklev meč ― sword of Damocles
Declension
Derived terms
- мечо- (mečo-) (in compounds)
- мечоно́сец (mečonósec, “swordbearer”)
- мечови́ден (mečovíden, “alike a sword”)
References
- “меч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “меч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мечь, ме́чеве”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 63
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мечь”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 775
- “мечь”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
Audio (file)
Declension
Russian
Alternative forms
- мечъ (meč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲet͡ɕ]
Audio (file)
Noun
меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й, relational adjective ме́чный or мечево́й, diminutive ме́чик)
- sword (usually with a straight blade)
- дамо́клов меч ― damóklov meč ― sword of Damocles
Usage notes
Declension
Related terms
- мечено́сец (mečenósec)
- мечехво́ст (mečexvóst)
- ме́чник (méčnik)
- ры́ба-меч (rýba-meč)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of меч (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “меч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “меч”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “меч”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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