Междуречье

See also: междуречье

Russian

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), from ме́жду (méždu) +‎ река́ (reká) +‎ -ье (-ʹje).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪʐdʊˈrʲet͡ɕje]

Proper noun

Междуре́чье • (Mežduréčʹje) n inan (genitive Междуре́чья)

  1. (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
    Synonym: Месопота́мия (Mesopotámija)
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)
    Synonym: Месопота́мия (Mesopotámija)

Declension

Declension of Междуре́чье (inan sg-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Междуре́чье
Mežduréčʹje
genitive Междуре́чья
Mežduréčʹja
dative Междуре́чью
Mežduréčʹju
accusative Междуре́чье
Mežduréčʹje
instrumental Междуре́чьем
Mežduréčʹjem
prepositional Междуре́чье
Mežduréčʹje
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