Wiktionary

меч

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"

Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mʲet͡ʂ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

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

  1. sword

Declension edit

Declension of меч (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
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 edit

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

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

меч • (meč) m

  1. sword
    дамо́клев меч ― damóklev meč ― sword of Damocles

Declension edit

Declension of меч
singular plural
indefinite меч
meč 		ме́чове
méčove
definite
(subject form) 		ме́чът
méčǎt 		ме́човете
méčovete
definite
(object form) 		ме́ча
méča
count form — ме́ча
méča
vocative form ме́чо
méčo 		ме́чове
méčove

References edit

  • “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

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

меч • (meč) m

  1. sword
  2. epee

Declension edit

Declension of меч
singular plural
indefinite меч мечеви
definite unspecified мечот мечевите
definite proximal мечов мечевиве
definite distal мечон мечевине
vocative мечу мечеви
count form — меча

Noun edit

меч • (meč) m

  1. match, game

Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 меч ― damóklov meč ― sword of Damocles

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Declension of меч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative ме́ч
méč 		мечи́
mečí
genitive меча́
mečá 		мече́й
mečéj
dative мечу́
mečú 		меча́м
mečám
accusative ме́ч
méč 		мечи́
mečí
instrumental мечо́м
mečóm 		меча́ми
mečámi
prepositional мече́
mečé 		меча́х
mečáx

Related terms edit

See also edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From English match.

Noun edit

ме̏ч m (Latin spelling mȅč)

  1. match (sporting event)

Declension edit

Declension of меч
singular plural
nominative меч мечеви
genitive меча мечева
dative мечу мечевима
accusative меч мечеве
vocative мечу мечеви
locative мечу мечевима
instrumental мечом мечевима

Further reading edit

  • “меч” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian edit

 
Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. sword

Declension edit

Declension of меч (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative меч
meč 		мечі́
mečí
genitive меча́
mečá 		мечі́в
mečív
dative мече́ві, мечу́
mečévi, mečú 		меча́м
mečám
accusative меч
meč 		мечі́
mečí
instrumental мече́м
mečém 		меча́ми
mečámy
locative мечу́, мечі́
mečú, mečí 		меча́х
mečáx
vocative ме́чу
méču 		мечі́
mečí

Further reading edit

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