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)

sheep
ram

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, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Doublet of ме́жду (méždu), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲɪʂ]
Audio (file)

Preposition

меж • (mež) (+ instrumental case, genitive case)

between, among
Synonym: ме́жду (méždu)

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)

Noun

меж • (mež) f inan pl

genitive plural of межа́ (mežá)

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