мече
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mece"
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
ме́чка (méčka, “bear”) + -е (-e) (diminutive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃɛ]
Noun
ме́че • (méče) n (relational adjective ме́чешки, diminutive ме́ченце)
- bear cub
- Synonym: (dialectal) щене́ (štené)
- плю́шено ме́че ― pljúšeno méče ― teddy bear
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ме́че méče |
ме́чета méčeta |
| definite | ме́чето méčeto |
ме́четата méčetata |
Related terms
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 mečé) n
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ме́че méče |
ме́чета méčeta |
| definite | ме́чето méčeto |
ме́четата méčetata |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мече́ mečé |
мече́та mečéta |
| definite | мече́то mečéto |
мече́тата mečétata |
Related terms
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 • (meče) n (plural мечиња, diminutive меченце)
- cub (of a bear)
- teddy bear
Declension
| 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
- мечка (mečka)
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 • (mečé) m inan
- prepositional singular of меч (meč)