медвѣдь

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Old Church Slavonic

медвѣдь

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *medvědь.

Noun

медвѣдь (medvědĭm

  1. bear

Declension

Declension of медвѣдь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative медвѣдь
medvědĭ
медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣдьѥ, медвѣдиѥ
medvědĭje, medvědije
genitive медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣдью, медвѣдию
medvědĭju, medvědiju
медвѣдьи, медвѣдии
medvědĭi, medvědii
dative медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣдьма
medvědĭma
медвѣдьмъ
medvědĭmŭ
accusative медвѣдь
medvědĭ
медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣди
medvědi
instrumental медвѣдьмь
medvědĭmĭ
медвѣдьма
medvědĭma
медвѣдьми
medvědĭmi
locative медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣдью, медвѣдию
medvědĭju, medvědiju
медвѣдьхъ
medvědĭxŭ
vocative медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣдьѥ, медвѣдиѥ
medvědĭje, medvědije

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: медвед
  • Slovene: medved

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *medvědь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic медвѣдь (medvědĭ) and Old Polish miedźwiedź.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈdʋeːdɪ//mʲɛˈdʋʲeːdʲɪ//mʲɛˈdʋʲɛːdʲ/, /mʲɛˈdʋʲeːdʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /mɛˈdʋeːdɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /mʲɛˈdʋʲeːdʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /mʲɛˈdʋʲɛːdʲ/, /mʲɛˈdʋʲeːdʲ/

  • Hyphenation: ме‧двѣ‧дь

Noun

медвѣдь (medvědĭm (related adjective медвѣжии or медвѣчь)

  1. bear
    ѿтѧлъ· медвѣдь ми у колѣнаotŭtęlŭ· medvědĭ mi u kolěna(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of медвѣдь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative медвѣдь
medvědĭ
медвѣда
medvěda
медвѣди
medvědi
genitive медвѣда
medvěda
медвѣду
medvědu
медвѣдь
medvědĭ
dative медвѣду
medvědu
медвѣдема
medvědema
медвѣдемъ
medvědemŭ
accusative медвѣдь
medvědĭ
медвѣда
medvěda
медвѣдѣ
medvědě
instrumental медвѣдьмь
medvědĭmĭ
медвѣдема
medvědema
медвѣди
medvědi
locative медвѣди
medvědi
медвѣду
medvědu
медвѣдихъ
medvědixŭ
vocative медвѣду
medvědu
медвѣда
medvěda
медвѣди
medvědi

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “медвѣдь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 121

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic медвѣ́дь (medvě́dĭ), from Proto-Slavic *medvě̀dь (bear), possibly from Proto-Balto-Slavic *medwḗˀdis (honey-eater), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu-h₁édis, from *médʰu (honey) + *h₁éd- (to eat). Cognate with Russian медве́дь (medvédʹ), Old Polish miedźwiedź, Old Czech medvěd.

Noun

медвѣдь (medvědʹm animal (related adjective медвѣ́жїй or медвѣ́дный)

  1. bear
    и былъ нѣꙗкъ раненъ ѡт медьведѧ дикогоi byl nějak ranen ot medʹvedja dikohoand was somehow wounded by a wild bear
    в пущи Смєдинскои звєръ бываєть мєдвєди, лоси и свиниv pušči Smjedinskoi zvjer byvajetʹ mjedvjedi, losi i sviniin the Smedinsky thick forest, there is a animals: bears, moose and pigs
    приходил левъ або медвѣдь и поривал барана зпосеред чередыprixodil lev abo medvědʹ i porival barana zposered čeredy(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    ꙗко медведь вздраженыⸯjako medvedʹ vzdraženyjlike an angry bear
    а єще дꙗкъ на покутѣ от ꙗкъ ведмѣдь сидитa ješče djak na pokutě ot jak vedmědʹ sidit(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    розюшоний козакъ ꙗкъ недвѣдьrozjušonij kozak jak nedvědʹ(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. bearskin, bear fur
    шапка чорнаꙗ медведемъ подшита, а рукавицыšapka čornaja medvedem podšita, a rukavicyblack hat made of bear and mittens

Derived terms

nouns
adjectives

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*medvědь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 65:ст.-блр. медведьst.-blr. medvedʹ
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “ведмідь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 343
  3. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “ведмідь”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 331:MUk. ведмѣдь (XVIII c.), ведмедя (XVIII c.)
  4. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), “мядзве́дзь”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 130

Further reading

  • Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “медвѣдь”, in Історичний словник українського язика (in Ukrainian), volume 1, number 1 (А – Г), Kharkiv, Kyiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, page 203
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “медведь, медьведь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 17 (лесничий – местский), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 297
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2001), “недведь, недведзь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 20 (невагаючийся – никогды), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 65
  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2017), “медвѣдь, медвѣдъ, медьведь”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 17 (м – моавитѧнка), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 88
  • Tymchenko, E. K. (2002) “недвѣдь”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Н), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 481

Russian

Noun

медвѣ́дь (medvě́dʹm anim (genitive медвѣ́дя, nominative plural медвѣ́ди, genitive plural медвѣ́дей, feminine медвѣ́дица)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of медве́дь (medvédʹ).

Declension