See also: племѧ

Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic племѧ (plemę), from Proto-Slavic *plemę.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈplʲemʲa]
  • (file)

Noun edit

пле́мя (pljémjan inan (genitive пле́мя or пле́мені, nominative plural плямёны, genitive plural плямён or плямёнаў, relational adjective племянны́)

  1. tribe
  2. race
  3. family, brood

Declension edit

References edit

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

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic племѧ (plemę), from Proto-Slavic *plemę.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

пле́мя (plémjan inan (genitive пле́мени, nominative plural племена́, genitive plural племён, relational adjective племенно́й, diminutive пле́мечко)

  1. tribe
  2. race
  3. family, brood
  4. generation
  5. breed

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “племя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress