мече

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mece"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

ме́чка (méčka, bear) +‎ (-e) (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃɛ]

Noun

ме́че • (méčen (relational adjective ме́чешки, diminutive ме́ченце)

  1. bear cub
    Synonym: (dialectal) щене́ (štené)
    плю́шено ме́чеpljúšeno méčeteddy bear
Declension
Declension of ме́че
singular plural
indefinite ме́че
méče
ме́чета
méčeta
definite ме́чето
méčeto
ме́четата
méčetata

References

  • мече¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мече¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Diminutive of Proto-Slavic *męčь (ball).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃɛ]
  • IPA(key): [mɛˈt͡ʃɛ]

Noun

ме́че or мече́ • (méče or mečén

  1. (colloquial) paint roller with soft coating
Declension
Declension of ме́че
singular plural
indefinite ме́че
méče
ме́чета
méčeta
definite ме́чето
méčeto
ме́четата
méčetata
Declension of мече́
singular plural
indefinite мече́
mečé
мече́та
mečéta
definite мече́то
mečéto
мече́тата
mečétata

References

  • мече²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мече²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃɛ]

Noun

мече • (mečen (plural мечиња, diminutive меченце)

  1. cub (of a bear)
  2. teddy bear

Declension

Declension of мече
singular plural
indefinite мече (meče) мечиња (mečinja)
definite unspecified мечето (mečeto) мечињата (mečinjata)
definite proximal мечево (mečevo) мечињава (mečinjava)
definite distal мечено (mečeno) мечињана (mečinjana)
vocative мече (meče) мечиња (mečinja)

See also

References

  • мече” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
  • Koneski, Kiril (1999) “мече”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 219

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪˈt͡ɕe]

Noun

мече́ • (mečém inan

  1. prepositional singular of меч (meč)