меж

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Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *mešɜ (sheep, ram), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás (ram). Cognates include Western Mari миж (miž), Eastern Mari меж (mež).

Noun

меж (mež)

  1. sheep
  2. ram

References

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic *межу (*mežu), from Proto-Slavic *meďu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Doublet of ме́жду (méždu), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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Preposition

меж (mež)

  1. (dated or literary formal) between, among
    Synonym: ме́жду (méždu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

меж (mežf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *meďu.

Preposition

меж (mež)

  1. Alternative form of між (miž)

Etymology 2

Noun

меж (mežf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)