мена
See also: меня and Appendix:Variations of "mena"
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛˈna]
Noun
мена́ • (mená) f
- change, alteration, amendment
- (by extension) moon's phase
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мена́ mená |
мени́ mení |
| definite | мена́та menáta |
мени́те meníte |
Alternative forms
- мя́на (mjána)
Derived terms
nouns
Related terms
- меня́ (menjá) (causative-iterative verb)
References
- “мена”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѣна́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 99
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мена”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 733
- “мѣна”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛna]
Noun
мена • (mena) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мена (mena) | мени (meni) |
| definite unspecified | мената (menata) | мените (menite) |
| definite proximal | менава (menava) | мениве (menive) |
| definite distal | менана (menana) | менине (menine) |
| vocative | мено (meno) | мени (meni) |
Related terms
- мени (meni) (causative-iterative verb)
References
- “мена” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Alternative forms
- мѣ́на (mě́na) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmʲenə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ме́на • (ména) f inan (genitive ме́ны, nominative plural ме́ны, genitive plural мен)
Declension
Related terms
- меня́ла (menjála), заме́на (zaména), обме́н (obmén)
- обме́нный (obménnyj), сме́нный (sménnyj), незамени́мый (nezamenímyj), несменяемый (nesmenjajemyj)
- меня́ть (menjátʹ), выме́нивать (vyménivatʹ), вы́менять (výmenjatʹ), изменя́ть (izmenjátʹ), измени́ть (izmenítʹ)
- посменно (posmenno), попереме́нно (popereménno)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /měːna/
- Hyphenation: ме‧на
Noun
ме́на f (Latin spelling ména)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ме́на | мене |
| genitive | мене | ме̑на̄ |
| dative | мени | менама |
| accusative | мену | мене |
| vocative | мено | мене |
| locative | мени | менама |
| instrumental | меном | менама |
Synonyms
References
- “мена”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025