Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
земля. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
земля, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
земля in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
земля you have here. The definition of the word
земля will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
земля, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Polish ziemia, Latvian zeme, Persian زمین (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn).
Noun
земля • (zemlja) f
- earth
- land
- ground, soil
- (archaic) country
Declension
declension of земля
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
nominative
(номінатів)
|
земля (zemlja)
|
землї (zemlji)
|
genitive
(ґенітів)
|
землї (zemlji)
|
земль (zemlʹ)
|
dative
(датів)
|
землї (zemlji)
|
землям (zemljam)
|
accusative
(акузатів)
|
землю (zemlju)
|
землї (zemlji)
|
instrumental
(інштрументал)
|
землёв (zemljov)
|
землями (zemljamy)
|
locative
(локал)
|
земли (zemly)
|
землях (zemljax)
|
vocative
(вокатів)
|
землё (zemljo)
|
-
|
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Cognate with Sanskrit kṣam, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬨 (zam), Latin humus, the source of English human; Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), Persian زمین (zamin).
Pronunciation
Noun
земля́ • (zemljá) f inan (genitive земли́, nominative plural зе́мли, genitive plural земе́ль, relational adjective земе́льный or земно́й or земляно́й or зе́мский, diminutive земли́ца or земе́лька)
- earth
- land
- ground, soil
- (poetic, dated, countable) country
- (countable) state, Land (first-level administrative division of Germany)
Declension
Derived terms
Adjectives
Adverbs
Nouns
Proper nouns
Verbs
- Borrowed
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “земля”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “земля”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 323
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Pronunciation
Noun
земля́ • (zemljá) f inan (genitive землі́, nominative plural зе́млі, genitive plural земе́ль)
- (uncountable) earth
- (uncountable) land
- (uncountable) ground, soil
- (countable, dated) country
- (countable, of Germany) state
Declension
Declension of земля́ (inan soft fem-form accent-d' reduc)
References