ежь

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ежь. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ежь, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ежь in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ежь you have here. The definition of the word ежь will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofежь, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Adyghe

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ежь (jeź)

  1. himself
    Кӏалэм ицуакъэ ежь щэфэ — The boy's shoe fits on him.

Interjection

ежь (jeź)

  1. (colloquial) actually
    ежь фылым кӏэр афэдизэу дэгъоп къысаӏуагъActually, I was told that the new movie is not that good.
    ежь тиджагъа тимыджагъа, экзамыным тыблэкӏыщтыпи тыблэкӏыщтэпIn truth, either we study or not, we won't pass the exam.

Synonyms

  • езы (jezə) (Kabardian dialect)

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ežь (hedgehog).

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

ежь (ežĭm

  1. hedgehog
  2. porcupine

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “ежь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 820
  • Avanesov, R. I., editor (1990), “ѥжь”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols]‎ (in Russian), volumes 3 (добродѣтельно – изжечисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 204
  • Barkhudarov, S. G., editor (1978), “ежъ”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.]‎ (in Russian), numbers 5 (е – зинутие), Moscow: Nauka, page 35
  • Shmelev, D. N., editor (1987), “ожъ¹ (ожь)”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.]‎ (in Russian), numbers 12 (о – опарный), Moscow: Nauka, page 296
  • Sorokin, Yury S., editor (1992), “еж”, in Словарь русского языка XVIII века [Dictionary of the Russian Language 18th century] (in Russian), volume 7, Saint Petersburg: Nauka. Saint Petersburg Branch, page 72