змии

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈzmii]
Syllabification: зми‧и
Hyphenation: змии

Noun

змии • (zmii)

inflection of змија f (zmija):
1. indefinite plural
2. vocative plural

Anagrams

зими (zimi), изим (izim)

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

змьи (zmĭi)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь.

Noun

змии • (zmii) m

snake
dragon

Declension

Declension of змии (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	змии zmii	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmii
genitive	змиꙗ zmija	змию zmiju	змии zmii
dative	змию, змиеви zmiju, zmijevi	змиѥма zmijema	змиѥмъ zmijemŭ
accusative	змии, змиꙗ zmii, zmija	змиꙗ zmija	змиѩ zmiję
instrumental	змиѥмь zmijemĭ	змиѥма zmijema	змии zmii
locative	змии zmii	змию zmiju	змиихъ zmiixŭ
vocative	змию zmiju	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmii

Related terms

змиꙗ (zmija)

References

Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

змьи (zmĭi), змѣи (změi)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic змьи (zmĭi) and Old Polish źmij.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzmɪjɪ/, /ˈzmijɪ/→/ˈzmʲɪjɪ/, /ˈzmʲijɪ/→/ˈzmʲɛj/, /ˈzmʲij/

(ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈzmɪjɪ/, /ˈzmijɪ/
(ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈzmʲɪjɪ/, /ˈzmʲijɪ/
(ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈzmʲɛj/, /ˈzmʲij/

Hyphenation: зми‧и

Noun

змии (zmii) m (related adjective змиинъ)

snake, serpent

Declension

Declension of змии (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	змии zmii	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmii
genitive	змиꙗ zmija	змию zmiju	змии zmii
dative	змию zmiju	змиема zmijema	змиемъ zmijemŭ
accusative	змии zmii	змиꙗ zmija	змиѣ zmijě
instrumental	змиимь zmiimĭ	змиема zmijema	змии zmii
locative	змии zmii	змию zmiju	змиихъ zmiixŭ
vocative	змиꙗ zmija	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmii

Descendants

Old Ruthenian: змей (zmej), змий (zmij)
- Belarusian: змей (zmjej)
- Carpathian Rusyn: змій (zmij)
- Ukrainian: змій (zmij)
Russian: змей (zmej) (see there for further descendants)

References

Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “змии”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 986

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈzmʲiɪ]

Noun

зми́и • (zmíi) m anim or m anim pl

inflection of змий (zmij):
1. prepositional singular
2. nominative plural