меч
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲet͡ʂ]
Noun
меч • (mječ) m inan (genitive мяча́, nominative plural мячы́, genitive plural мячо́ў)
- sword
Declension
Declension of меч (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | меч mječ | мячы́ mjačý |
| genitive | мяча́ mjačá | мячо́ў mjačóŭ |
| dative | мячу́ mjačú | мяча́м mjačám |
| accusative | меч mječ | мячы́ mjačý |
| instrumental | мячо́м mjačóm | мяча́мі mjačámi |
| locative | мячы́ mjačý | мяча́х mjačáx |
| count form | — | мячы́1 mjačý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “меч” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
Noun
меч • (meč) m
- sword
- дамо́клев меч ― damóklev meč ― sword of Damocles
Declension
Declension of меч
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | меч meč | ме́чове méčove |
| definite (subject form) | ме́чът méčǎt | ме́човете méčovete |
| definite (object form) | ме́ча méča | |
| count form | — | ме́ча méča |
| vocative form | ме́чо méčo | ме́чове méčove |
References
- меч in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- меч in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
Audio (file)
Noun
меч • (meč) m
- sword
- epee
Declension
Declension of меч
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | меч | мечеви |
| definite unspecified | мечот | мечевите |
| definite proximal | мечов | мечевиве |
| definite distal | мечон | мечевине |
| vocative | мечу | мечеви |
| count form | — | меча |
Noun
меч • (meč) m
- match, game
Russian
Alternative forms
- мечъ (meč) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲet͡ɕ]
Noun
меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й, related adjective ме́чный or мечево́й, diminutive ме́чик)
- sword (usually with a straight blade)
- дамо́клов меч ― damóklov meč ― sword of Damocles
Usage notes
- The Russian term меч (meč) usually refers only to straight-bladed swords. A sabre with a curved blade is regarded as a type of sword in English, but it is not a type of меч (meč) in Russian.
Declension
Declension of меч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ме́ч méč | мечи́ mečí |
| genitive | меча́ mečá | мече́й mečéj |
| dative | мечу́ mečú | меча́м mečám |
| accusative | ме́ч méč | мечи́ mečí |
| instrumental | мечо́м mečóm | меча́ми mečámi |
| prepositional | мече́ mečé | меча́х mečáx |
Related terms
- мечено́сец (mečenósec)
- мечехво́ст (mečexvóst)
- ме́чник (méčnik)
- ры́ба-меч (rýba-meč)
See also
- ката́на (katána)
- пала́ш (paláš)
- рапи́ра (rapíra)
- са́бля (sáblja)
- шпа́га f (špága)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English match.
Noun
ме̏ч m (Latin spelling mȅč)
- match (sporting event)
Declension
Declension of меч
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | меч | мечеви |
| genitive | меча | мечева |
| dative | мечу | мечевима |
| accusative | меч | мечеве |
| vocative | мечу | мечеви |
| locative | мечу | мечевима |
| instrumental | мечом | мечевима |
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃ]
Audio (file)
Noun
меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечі́, genitive plural мечі́в)
- sword
Declension
Declension of меч (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | меч meč | мечі́ mečí |
| genitive | меча́ mečá | мечі́в mečív |
| dative | мече́ві, мечу́ mečévi, mečú | меча́м mečám |
| accusative | меч meč | мечі́ mečí |
| instrumental | мече́м mečém | меча́ми mečámy |
| locative | мечу́, мечі́ mečú, mečí | меча́х mečáx |
| vocative | ме́чу méču | мечі́ mečí |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “меч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2022), “меч”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–13 (а – покі́рно), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “меч”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)