Belarusian edit

unit of time
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Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲesʲat͡s]
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Noun edit

ме́сяц (mjésjacm inan (genitive ме́сяца, nominative plural ме́сяцы, genitive plural ме́сяцаў, relational adjective ме́сячны)

  1. month
  2. moon

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References edit

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

Russian edit

 
Месяц

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic мѣсѧць (měsęcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ме́сяц (mésjacm inan (genitive ме́сяца, nominative plural ме́сяцы, genitive plural ме́сяцев, relational adjective ме́сячный, diminutive месяцо́к)

  1. month
    в ме́сяцv mésjacper month
  2. (archaic) moon (the Earth's only permanent natural satellite, including a full moon)
    Synonym: луна́ (luná)
  3. moon (in modern Russian usually referring to a crescent or a gibbous moon, but not a full moon)
    молодо́й ме́сяцmolodój mésjacnew moon

Usage notes edit

Stress shift to the ending is standard in по месяца́м (po mesjacám) and месяца́ми (mesjacámi, for months), but this has led to occasional non-standard use of the full stress pattern with final stress in all plural forms and an -а ending in the nominative/accusative plural (see го́род (górod)).

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