мечька

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

Old East Slavic

мечька и медвѣжѧта

Etymology

First attested in the the 12th century. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka (“she-bear”), further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛt͡ɕɪkɑ/→/ˈmʲɛt͡ɕɪka/→/ˈmʲɛːt͡ɕka/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt͡ɕɪkɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɛt͡ɕɪka/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɛːt͡ɕka/

  • Hyphenation: ме‧чь‧ка

Noun

мечька (mečĭka) f

  1. she-bear
    Synonym: медвѣдица (medvědica)
    • 12th c., Слово святого Ипполита об антихристе в славянском переводе по списку XII века, page 31:
      и се звѣрь въторꙑи подобьнъ мечьцѣ, и по єдинои странѣ ста и три ребра въ устѣхъ єи
      i se zvěrĭ vŭtoryi podobĭnŭ mečĭcě, i po jedinoi straně sta i tri rebra vŭ ustěxŭ jei
    • 14th c., Материалы для истории древнерусской покаянной дисциплины, page 145:
      а ꙗ́дѫщеи влька, лисиць, мечкѫ, пса, коткѫ, єжа, пльха, кꙋнѫ, вѣверицѫ, и прочѣа…
      a jádǫščei vlĭka, lisicĭ, mečkǫ, psa, kotkǫ, ježa, plĭxa, kunǫ, věvericǫ, i pročěa…

Descendants

Further reading

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “мечька”, 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), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 132
  • Filin, F. P., editor (1982), “мечка (мешька)”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 9 (м – мяшин-), Moscow: Nauka, page 134
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia