Carpathian Rusyn

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Etymology

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

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земля (zemljaf

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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, 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).

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  • IPA(key): [zʲɪˈmlʲa]
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земля́ (zemljáf 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. (poetic, dated, countable) country
  5. (countable) state, Land (first-level administrative division of Germany)

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Etymology

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

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земля́ (zemljáf 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

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