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)
References
- Entry #1415 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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]
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲeʂ]
Noun
меж • (mež) f inan pl
- genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛʒ]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *meďu.
Preposition
меж • (mež)
- alternative form of між (miž)
Etymology 2
Noun
меж • (mež) f inan pl
- genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)