месяц

BelarusianEdit

unit of time
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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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

  1. month
  2. moon

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

RussianEdit

 
Месяц

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲesʲɪt͡s]
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NounEdit

ме́сяц (mésjacm inan (genitive ме́сяца, nominative plural ме́сяцы, genitive plural ме́сяцев, related 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
  4. used in the expression
    медо́вый ме́сяцmedóvyj mésjachoneymoon

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