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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.
Pronunciation
Noun
я́ма • (jáma) f inan (genitive я́мы, nominative plural я́мы, genitive plural ям)
- pit, hole (in the ground)
Declension
Declension of я́ма (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “яма” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ama with prothetic *j-.
Pronunciation
Noun
я́ма • (jáma) f (relational adjective я́мен, diminutive я́мичка)
- pit, ground hole, ditch
- Synonyms: ров (rov), ду́пка (dúpka)
- cavity, sharp depression (geological formation)
- Synonyms: трап (trap), кухина́ (kuhiná), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)
Declension
References
- “яма”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “яма”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.
Noun
я́ма • (jáma) f inan (genitive я́мы, nominative plural я́мы, genitive plural ям, relational adjective я́мочный, diminutive я́мка or я́мочка)
- pit, hole (in the ground)
- dungeon
Declension
Quotations
2013, Коллектив авторов, Каргалы. Том II. Горный – поселение эпохи поздней бронзы. Топография, литология, стратиграфия. Производственно-бытовые и сакральные сооружения. Относительная и абсолютная хронология, Litres, →ISBN, page 122:Яма имела овально-яйцевидную форму с предположительными размерами 225 х 175 см, при глубине не менее 50 см. Заполнение представляло собой обычный культурный слой.- Jama imela ovalʹno-jajcevidnuju formu s predpoložitelʹnymi razmerami 225 x 175 sm, pri glubine ne meneje 50 sm. Zapolnenije predstavljalo soboj obyčnyj kulʹturnyj sloj.
- The pit had an oval egg-like shape measuring approximately 225 x 175 cm (88 in x 68 in) with a depth of at least 50 cm (20 in) and was filled with a typical cultural stratum.
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama).
Noun
я́ма • (jáma) f inan (indeclinable)
- (yoga) yama
Etymology 3
Noun
я́ма • (jáma) m inan
- genitive singular of ям (jam)
See also
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.
Pronunciation
Noun
я́ма • (jáma) f inan (genitive я́ми, nominative plural я́ми, genitive plural ям, diminutive я́мка)
- pit, hole (in the ground)
Declension
Declension of я́ма (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
References