мех

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Belarusian

Etymology

From Middle Belarusian мѣхъ (měx), from Old East Slavic мѣхъ (měxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós (ram, wool).

Pronunciation

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Noun

мех (mjexm inan (genitive ме́ха, nominative plural мяхі́, genitive plural мяхо́ў)

  1. sack
    Synonym: мяшо́к (mjašók)
  2. fur
    Synonym: фу́тра (fútra)
  3. bellows

Declension

References

  • мех” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak mech, from Proto-Slavic *měxъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

мех (mexm inan (diminutive мещок, augmentative мехиско or мешиско, related adjective мехов)

  1. sack, bag
    мех кромплїmex krompljia sack of potatoes
  2. bellows
    мех на ґайдохmex na gajdoxbellows on bagpipes
  3. goatskin, waterskin
    мех за виноmex za vinowineskin (literally, “goatskin for wine”)

Declension

Declension of мех
singular plural
nominative мех (mex) мехи (mexi)
genitive меха (mexa) мехох (mexox)
dative меху (mexu) мехом (mexom)
accusative мех (mex) мехи (mexi)
instrumental мехом (mexom) мехами (mexami)
locative меху (mexu) мехох (mexox)
vocative меху (mexu) мехи (mexi)
nouns

References

Russian

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic мѣхъ (měxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós. Cognates include Ukrainian міх (mix), Belarusian мех (mjex), Old Church Slavonic мѣхъ (měxŭ), Serbo-Croatian мијех/mijeh, Polish miech, Czech měch.

Alternative forms

Noun

мех (mexm inan (genitive ме́ха, nominative plural меха́, genitive plural мехо́в, relational adjective мехово́й)

  1. fur
Declension
Derived terms

Compounds:

Descendants
  • Komi-Zyrian: мек (mek)

Noun

мех (mexm inan (genitive ме́ха, nominative plural мехи́ or меха́, genitive plural мехо́в)

  1. bellows
  2. goatskin, wineskin, waterskin
    Synonym: бурдю́к (burdjúk)
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

мех (mexf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of ме́ха (méxa)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós.

Pronunciation

Noun

ме̑х m inan (Latin spelling mȇh)

  1. blower, bellows
  2. goatskin, wineskin

Declension

Declension of мех
singular plural
nominative ме̑х ме̏хови
genitive меха мехова
dative меху меховима
accusative мех мехове
vocative меше мехови
locative меху меховима
instrumental мехом меховима

Tajik

як мех

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian میخ (mēx).

Pronunciation

Noun

мех (mex) (Persian spelling میخ)

  1. nail (A spike-shaped metal fastener)
  2. peg (cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten)

Inflection

Inflection of мех
singular plural
bare мех (mex) мехҳо (mexho)
definite
object
мехро (mexro) мехҳоро (mexhoro) ро (ro) ро (ro)
izofa мехи (mex-i) мехҳои (mexho-yi) и (i) и (i)
indefinite,
definite
relative
bare мехе (mexe)
object мехеро (mexero)
Possessive forms of мех
singular plural
bare 1st singular мехам (mexam) мехҳоям (mexhoyam) ам (am) ам (am)
2nd singular мехат (mexat) мехҳоят (mexhoyat) ат (at) ат (at)
3rd singular мехаш (mexaš) мехҳояш (mexhoyaš) аш () аш ()
1st plural мехамон (mexamon) мехҳоямон (mexhoyamon) амон (amon) амон (amon)
2nd plural мехатон (mexaton) мехҳоятон (mexhoyaton) атон (aton) атон (aton)
3rd plural мехашон (mexašon) мехҳояшон (mexhoyašon) ашон (ašon) ашон (ašon)
singular plural
definite
object
1st singular мехамро (mexamro) мехҳоямро (mexhoyamro) амро (amro) амро (amro)
2nd singular мехатро (mexatro) мехҳоятро (mexhoyatro) атро (atro) атро (atro)
3rd singular мехашро (mexašro) мехҳояшро (mexhoyašro) ашро (ašro) ашро (ašro)
1st plural мехамонро (mexamonro) мехҳоямонро (mexhoyamonro) амонро (amonro) амонро (amonro)
2nd plural мехатонро (mexatonro) мехҳоятонро (mexhoyatonro) атонро (atonro) атонро (atonro)
3rd plural мехашонро (mexašonro) мехҳояшонро (mexhoyašonro) ашонро (ašonro) ашонро (ašonro)

Further reading

  • мех”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو (in Tajik), 2025