медведз

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak medveď, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Cognates include Slovak medveď and Carpathian Rusyn медві́дь (medvídʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛdvɛt͡s]
• Rhymes: -ɛdvɛt͡s
• Hyphenation: мед‧ведз

Noun

медведз (medvedz) m anim (diminutive медведзик or медведжик, related adjective медведжи or медведзов)

1. bear
2. mole cricket

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “медведз”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy