меж

See also: меж-

Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *mešɜ (sheep, ram), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás (ram). Cognates include Western Mari миж (miž), Eastern Mari меж (mež).

Noun

меж • (mež)

  1. sheep
  2. ram

References

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic *межу (*mežu), from Proto-Slavic *meďu. Doublet of ме́жду (méždu), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪʂ]
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Preposition

меж • (mež) [with genitive or instrumental]

  1. (dated or literary formal) between, among
    Synonym: ме́жду (méždu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲeʂ]

Noun

меж • (mežf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛʒ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *meďu.

Preposition

меж • (mež)

  1. alternative form of між (miž)

Etymology 2

Noun

меж • (mežf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)