мёд

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Belarusian

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Etymology

From Middle Belarusian медъ (med), from Old East Slavic медъ (medŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

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Noun

мёд (mjodm inan (genitive мёду, nominative plural мяды́, genitive plural мядо́ў, relational adjective мядо́вы)

  1. honey

Declension

Evenki

Etymology

From Russian мёд (mjod).

Noun

мё̄д (mjōd)

  1. honey

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Russian

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Etymology

From Old East Slavic медъ (medŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mȅdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Cognate with English mead, Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, wine) (whence Russian мети́л (metíl), English methyl).

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Noun

мёд (mjodm inan (genitive мёда, nominative plural меды́, genitive plural медо́в, relational adjective медо́вый)

  1. (usually uncountable) honey
  2. (usually uncountable) mead

Usage notes

Plural of мёд is used when referring to the sorts of honey (or mead).

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Borrowed

From Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu):

Descendants

  • Yakut: мүөт (müöt, honey)
  • Southern Altai: мӧт (möt)

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мёд”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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