меч
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
меч • (mječ) m inan (genitive мяча́, nominative plural мячы́, genitive plural мячо́ў)
Declension
Declension of меч (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | меч mječ |
мячы́ mjačý |
| genitive | мяча́ mjačá |
мячо́ў mjačóŭ |
| dative | мячу́ mjačú |
мяча́м mjačám |
| accusative | меч mječ |
мячы́ mjačý |
| instrumental | мячо́м mjačóm |
мяча́мі mjačámi |
| locative | мячы́ mjačý |
мяча́х mjačáx |
| count form | — | мячы́1 mjačý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “меч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
меч • (meč) m
- sword
- дамо́клев меч ― damóklev meč ― sword of Damocles
Declension
Declension of меч
References
- “меч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “меч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
меч • (meč) m
Declension
Declension of меч
Noun
меч • (meč) m
Russian
Alternative forms
- мечъ (meč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й, relational adjective ме́чный or мечево́й, diminutive ме́чик)
- sword (usually with a straight blade)
- дамо́клов меч ― damóklov meč ― sword of Damocles
Usage notes
- The Russian term меч (meč) usually refers only to straight-bladed swords. A sabre with a curved blade is regarded as a type of sword in English, but it is not a type of меч (meč) in Russian.
Declension
Related terms
- мечено́сец (mečenósec)
- мечехво́ст (mečexvóst)
- ме́чник (méčnik)
- ры́ба-меч (rýba-meč)
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Noun
ме̏ч m (Latin spelling mȅč)
- match (sporting event)
Declension
Declension of меч
Further reading
- “меч” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечі́, genitive plural мечі́в)
Declension
Declension of меч (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “меч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “меч”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “меч”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)