меж

See also: меж-

Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

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

меж • (mež)

1. sheep
2. ram

References

• Entry #1415 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Russian

Etymology 1

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

• IPA^(key): [mʲɪʂ]

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Preposition

меж • (mež) [with genitive or instrumental]

1. (dated or literary formal) between, among

   Synonym: ме́жду (méždu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲeʂ]

Noun

меж • (mež) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛʒ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *meďu.

Preposition

меж • (mež)

1. Alternative form of між (miž)

Etymology 2

Noun

меж • (mež) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)