цепь

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cep"

Russian

Alternative forms

• цѣпь (cěpʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чепь (čepĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛpʲ]

• Audio:

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Noun

цепь • (cepʹ) f inan (genitive це́пи, nominative plural це́пи, genitive plural цепе́й, relational adjective цепно́й, diminutive цепо́чка)

1. chain
2. row, series

   го́рная цепь ― górnaja cepʹ ― mountain range

3. electric circuit
4. (military) line, file

Declension

Declension of цепь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e) 

	singular	plural
nominative	це́пь cépʹ	це́пи cépi
genitive	це́пи cépi	цепе́й cepéj
dative	це́пи cépi	цепя́м cepjám
accusative	це́пь cépʹ	це́пи cépi
instrumental	це́пью cépʹju	цепя́ми cepjámi
prepositional	це́пи cépi	цепя́х cepjáx
locative	цепи́ cepí

Descendants

• → Armenian: ցեպ (cʻep)
• → Finnish: sieppi
• → Ingrian: tseppi
• → Karelian: čieppi
• → Kildin Sami: цӣп (cīp)

See also

• ланцу́г (lancúg)