тем

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Russian

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Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Determiner

тем (tem) (demonstrative)

  1. inflection of тот (tot):
    1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular
    2. dative plural

Pronoun

тем (tem) (demonstrative)

  1. inflection of тот (tot):
    1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular
    2. dative plural

Pronoun

тем (temn inan sg (demonstrative)

  1. instrumental of то (to)

Adverb

тем (tem)

  1. (in the following construction with чем (čem)) the (to that degree, to the same degree)
    Чем бо́льше ты улыба́ешься, тем лу́чше жизнь.Čem bólʹše ty ulybáješʹsja, tem lúčše žiznʹ.The more you smile, the better life is.

Etymology 2

Noun

тем (temf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of те́ма (téma)

Etymology 3

Noun

тем (temf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of тьма (tʹma)

Shor

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *teb (time; initial, early).

Compare to Bashkir тәү (təw, initial, first), Bashkir тәүлек (təwlek, 24 hours); Tuvan теппиже (teppije, ahead of time, before due time).

Noun

тем (tem)

  1. time

Udi

Etymology

From Armenian թեմ (tʻem).

Noun

тем (tem)

  1. (archaic) diocese

Further reading

  • Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “тем”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary]‎, Baku: Academy Press, page 204

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

тем (temf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of те́ма (téma)

Noun

тем (temf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of тьма (tʹma)