мечка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *mečьka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ме́чка • (méčka) f (masculine мечо́к)
Declension edit
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
мечка • (mečka) f (plural мечки, masculine мечок, relational adjective мечкин, diminutive мече or меченце)
- (zoology) bear
- (figurative) hulk (big, clumsy person)
Declension edit
Declension of мечка
Related terms edit
- мече n (meče)
References edit
- “мечка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Old Ruthenian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic мечька (mečĭka), from Proto-Slavic *mečьka (“she-bear”), further origin uncertain.
Noun edit
мечка • (mečka) f animal
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мечка”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 20
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ме̏чка f (Latin spelling mȅčka)
- she-bear, female bear
- show-bear, trained bear that performs at fairs
- (slang) A Mercedes-Benz car
Declension edit
Declension of мечка
Further reading edit
- “мечка” in Hrvatski jezični portal