See also: меж-

Komi-Zyrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Permic *mešɜ (sheep, ram), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás (ram). Cognates include Western Mari миж (miž), Eastern Mari меж (mež).

Noun edit

меж (mež)

  1. sheep
  2. ram

References edit

Russian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic *межу (*mežu), from Proto-Slavic *meďu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Doublet of ме́жду (méždu), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪʂ]
  • (file)

Preposition edit

меж (mež) (+ instrumental case, genitive case)

  1. between, among
    Synonym: ме́жду (méždu)

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

меж (mežf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)

Ukrainian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *meďu.

Preposition edit

меж (mež)

  1. Alternative form of між (miž)

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

меж (mežf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)