змии

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Syllabification: зми‧и
  • Hyphenation: змии

Noun

змии • (zmii)

  1. inflection of змија f (zmija):
    1. indefinite plural
    2. vocative plural

Anagrams

Old Church Slavonic

змии

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь.

Noun

змии • (zmii) m

  1. snake
  2. dragon

Declension

Declension of змии (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative змии
zmii 		змиꙗ
zmija 		змии
zmii
genitive змиꙗ
zmija 		змию
zmiju 		змии
zmii
dative змию, змиеви
zmiju, zmievi 		змиѥма
zmijema 		змиѥмъ
zmijemŭ
accusative змии, змиꙗ
zmii, zmija 		змиꙗ
zmija 		змиѩ
zmiję
instrumental змиѥмь
zmijemĭ 		змиѥма
zmijema 		змии
zmii
locative змии
zmii 		змию
zmiju 		змиихъ
zmiixŭ
vocative змию
zmiju 		змиꙗ
zmija 		змии
zmii

References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004

Old East Slavic

Дъва змиꙗ.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic змьи (zmĭi) and Old Polish źmij.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzmɪjɪ/, /ˈzmijɪ/→/ˈzmʲɪjɪ/, /ˈzmʲijɪ/→/ˈzmʲɛj/, /ˈzmʲij/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzmɪjɪ/, /ˈzmijɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzmʲɪjɪ/, /ˈzmʲijɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzmʲɛj/, /ˈzmʲij/

  • Hyphenation: зми‧и

Noun

змии (zmii) m (related adjective змиинъ)

  1. snake, serpent

Declension

Declension of змии (soft o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative змии
zmii 		змиꙗ
zmija 		змии
zmii
Genitive змиꙗ
zmija 		змию
zmiju 		змии
zmii
Dative змию
zmiju 		змиема
zmijema 		змиемъ
zmijemŭ
Accusative змии
zmii 		змиꙗ
zmija 		змиѣ
zmijě
Instrumental змиимь
zmiimĭ 		змиема
zmijema 		змии
zmii
Locative змии
zmii 		змию
zmiju 		змиихъ
zmiixŭ
Vocative змиꙗ
zmija 		змиꙗ
zmija 		змии
zmii

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: змей (zmej), змий (zmij)
  • Russian: змей (zmej) (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “змии”, 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 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 986

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

зми́и • (zmíi) m anim or m anim pl

  1. inflection of змий (zmij):
    1. prepositional singular
    2. nominative plural
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