чий

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See also: чиј

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic чии (čii), from Proto-Slavic *čьjь.

Pronunciation

Determiner

чий (čijm (interrogative)

  1. whose (in direct or indirect questions)
    Чия́ кола́ е та́зи?
    Čijá kolá e tázi?
    Whose car is this?
    Знам чия́ дъщеря́ е това́.
    Znam čijá dǎšterjá e tová.
    I know whose daughter this is.

Declension

Declension of чий
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
чий
čij
чия́
čijá
чие́
čié
чии́
čií

Derived terms

Bulgarian interrogative pronouns
personal qualitative possessive quantitative
masculine nominative кой (koj) какъ́в (kakǎ́v)
ко́лкав (kólkav)
чий (čij) ко́лко (kólko)
колци́на (kolcína)
accusative кого́ (kogó)
dative кому́ (komú)
prepositional с кого́ (s kogó)
feminine коя́ (kojá) каква́ (kakvá)
ко́лкава (kólkava)
чия́ (čijá)
neuter кое́ (koé)
какво́ (kakvó)
що (što)
какво́ (kakvó)
ко́лкаво (kólkavo)
чие́ (čié)
plural кои́ (koí) какви́ (kakví)
ко́лкави (kólkavi)
чии́ (čií)

Further reading

  • чий”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чий”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *čïy, *čïy-ïk (wet, soaking, moist; dew; moisture; raw). Cognate with Southern Altai чий (čiy).

Adjective

чий (çiy)

  1. raw, uncooked, unbaked
  2. unripe, green
  3. crude, unworked
  4. damp, moist

Noun

чий (çiy)

  1. (thick) soured milk, sour clotted milk

Declension

Declension of чий (çiy)
singular plural
nominative чий (çiy) чийлер (çiyler)
accusative чийни (çiyni) чийлени (çiyleni)
dative чийге (çiyge) чийлеге (çiylege)
locative чийде (çiyde) чийлерде (çiylerde)
ablative чийден (çiyden) чийлерден (çiylerden)
genitive чийни (çiyni) чийлени (çiyleni)
Possessive forms of чий (çiy)
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative чийим (çiyim) чийлерим (çiylerim)
accusative чийимни (çiyimni) чийлеримни (çiylerimni)
dative чийимге (çiyimge) чийлериме (çiylerime)
locative чийимде (çiyimde) чийлеримде (çiylerimde)
ablative чийимден (çiyimden) чийлеримден (çiylerimden)
genitive чийимни (çiyimni) чийлеримни (çiylerimni)
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative чийибиз (çiyibiz) чийлерибиз (çiyleribiz)
accusative чийибизни (çiyibizni) чийлерибизни (çiyleribizni)
dative чийибизге (çiyibizge) чийлерибизге (çiyleribizge)
locative чийибизде (çiyibizde) чийлерибизде (çiyleribizde)
ablative чийибизден (çiyibizden) чийлерибизден (çiyleribizden)
genitive чийибизни (çiyibizni) чийлерибизни (çiyleribizni)
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative чийинг (çiyiñ) чийлеринг (çiyleriñ)
accusative чийингни (çiyiñni) чийлерингни (çiyleriñni)
dative чийинге (çiyiñe) чийлеринге (çiyleriñe)
locative чийингде (çiyiñde) чийлерингде (çiyleriñde)
ablative чийингден (çiyiñden) чийлерингден (çiyleriñden)
genitive чийингни (çiyiñni) чийлерингни (çiyleriñni)
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative чийигиз (çiyigiz) чийлеригиз (çiylerigiz)
accusative чийигизни (çiyigizni) чийлеригизни (çiylerigizni)
dative чийигизге (çiyigizge) чийлеригизге (çiylerigizge)
locative чийигизде (çiyigizde) чийлеригизде (çiylerigizde)
ablative чийигизден (çiyigizden) чийлерибизден (çiyleribizden)
genitive чийигизни (çiyigizni) чийлеригизни (çiylerigizni)
3rd person
singular plural
nominative чийи (çiyi) чийлери (çiyleri)
accusative чийин (çiyin) чийлерин (çiylerin)
dative чийине (çiyine) чийлерине (çiylerine)
locative чийинде (çiyinde) чийлеринде (çiylerinde)
ablative чийинден (çiyinden) чийлеринден (çiylerinden)
genitive чийини (çiyini) чийлерини (çiylerini)

Further reading

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьjь. Cognate with Polish czyj and Slovak čí.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

чий (čijm

  1. (interrogative) whose

Declension

Declension of чий
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter virile nonvirile
nominative чий (čij) чия (čija) чийо (čijo) чийо (čijo)
genitive чийого (čijoho) чиєй (čijej) чийого (čijoho) чиїх (čijix)
dative чийому (čijomu) чиєй (čijej) чийому (čijomu) чиїм (čijim)
accusative personal/animal inanimate чию (čiju) чийо (čijo) чиїх (čijix) чийо (čijo)
чийого (čijoho) чий (čij)
instrumental чиїм (čijim) чию (čiju) чиїм (čijim) чиїма (čijima)
locative чиїм / чийому (čijim / čijomu) чиєй (čijej) чиїм / чийому (čijim / čijomu) чиїх (čijix)
vocative чий (čij) чия (čija) чийо (čijo) чийо (čijo)

Derived terms

pronouns

Further reading

Russian

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Achnatherum splendens

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai چیغ (çığ), related to Persian جفت (jaft).

Pronunciation

Noun

чий (čijm inan (genitive чи́я, nominative plural чи́и, genitive plural чи́ев, relational adjective чи́евый)

  1. Achnatherum, especially the Jiji grass Achnatherum splendens
  2. a mat of stiff grass traditional to cover the framework of a Kyrgyz, Kazakh etc. yurt

Declension

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *čïy, *čïy-ïk (wet, soaking, moist; dew; moisture; raw). Cognate with Kumyk чий (çiy).

Adjective

чий (čiy)

  1. damp, moist
  2. raw
  3. uncooked

Noun

чий (čiy)

  1. dew

Further reading

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чий”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ , Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
  • Radloff, Friedrich Wilhelm (1893–1911) Опыт словаря тюркских наречий – Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte (overall work in German and Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, columns 2105, 2106, 2107

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьjь.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

чий (čyjm

  1. (interrogative) whose
  2. (relative) whose

Declension

Declension of чий
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative чий
čyj
чиє́
čyjé
чия́
čyjá
чиї́
čyjí
genitive чийо́го, чиє́го
čyjóho, čyjého
чиє́ї
čyjéji
чиї́х
čyjíx
dative чийо́му, чиє́му
čyjómu, čyjému
чиї́й
čyjíj
чиї́м
čyjím
accusative animate чийо́го, чиє́го
čyjóho, čyjého
чиє́
čyjé
чию́
čyjú
чиї́х
čyjíx
inanimate чий
čyj
чиї́
čyjí
instrumental чиї́м
čyjím
чиє́ю
čyjéju
чиї́ми
čyjímy
locative чийо́му, чиє́му, чиї́м
čyjómu, čyjému, čyjím
чиї́й
čyjíj
чиї́х
čyjíx
vocative чий
čyj
чиє́
čyjé
чия́
čyjá
чиї́
čyjí

Derived terms

Further reading