мечъ
Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мечь (mečĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mečь.
Noun
мечъ • (meč) m inan
- sword (usually with a straight blade)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мечъ (meč) | мечи (meči) |
| genitive | меча (meča) | мечовъ (mečov) |
| dative | мечу, мечовѣ (meču, mečově) | мечамъ (mečam) |
| accusative | меча (meča) | мечы, мечовъ (mečy, mečov) |
| instrumental | мечомъ (mečom) | мечами (mečami) |
| locative | мечѣ, мечовѣ (mečě, mečově) | мечахъ (mečax) |
| vocative | мече (meče) | мечи (meči) |
Descendants
References
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “мечъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 587
- Chikalo, M. I., editor (2017), “мечъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 17 (м – моавитѧнка), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 139
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мечъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 22
Russian
Noun
мечъ • (meč) m inan (genitive ме́ча, relational adjective ме́чный)
- Pre-1918 spelling of меч (meč).