мяч
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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *męčь, related to мя́ккі (mjákki). Cognate with Russian мяч (mjač), Czech míč, Slovene mȇč.
Pronunciation
Noun
мяч • (mjač) m inan (genitive мяча́, nominative plural мячы́, genitive plural мячо́ў)
- ball (object, generally spherical, used for playing games)
Declension
Declension of мяч (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мяч mjač |
мячы́ mjačý |
| genitive | мяча́ mjačá |
мячо́ў mjačóŭ |
| dative | мячу́ mjačú |
мяча́м mjačám |
| accusative | мяч mjač |
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
- “мяч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Alternative forms
- мячъ (mjač) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męčь, related to мя́гкий (mjáxkij). Cognate with Ukrainian м'яч (mʺjač), Belarusian мяч (mjač), Czech míč, Slovene mȇč.
Pronunciation
Noun
мяч • (mjač) m inan (genitive мяча́, nominative plural мячи́, genitive plural мяче́й, diminutive мя́чик)
- ball (object, generally spherical, used for playing games)
Declension
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мяч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “мяч”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 553