meč
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech meč, from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
meč m inan
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- meč in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- meč in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- meč in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
meč m inan
Declension
Declension of meč (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meč | mečě | meči, mečové |
| genitive | mečě | mečú | mečóv |
| dative | meču | mečoma | mečóm |
| accusative | meč | mečě | mečě |
| vocative | meču | mečě | meči, mečové |
| locative | meči, meču | mečú | mečích |
| instrumental | mečem | mečoma | meči |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: meč
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “meč”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Alternative forms
- mȁč (standard)
Noun
meč m (Cyrillic spelling меч)
- (Chakavian) sword
- 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
- sprid i zad jahahu vitezi železni,
kopja jim se sjahu i meči bodežni.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1584, Brne Karnarutić, Vazetje Sigeta grada:
- Svak u vojski muči gledav sablju ter meč,
Pod njom zemlja buci deset milj udaleč.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1684, Pavao Vitezović, Odiljenje sigetsko:
- I njoj meč smrt zada kod drugih vojnika,
što je mužu sada ta vladika? Dika.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Noun
mȅč m (Cyrillic spelling ме̏ч)
- match (sporting event)
Declension
Declension of meč
Further reading
- “meč” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
meč m inan (genitive singular meča, nominative plural meče, genitive plural mečov, declension pattern of stroj)
Declension
Declension of meč
Derived terms
Further reading
- “meč”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
mȅč m inan
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | mèč | ||
| gen. sing. | mêča | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
mèč | mêča | mêči |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
mêča | mêčev | mêčev |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
mêču | mêčema | mêčem |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
mèč | mêča | mêče |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
mêču | mêčih | mêčih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
mêčem | mêčema | mêči |
See also
Further reading
- “meč”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran