цми
Pannonian Rusyn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡smi]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: цми
Etymology 1
Possibly from an unattested Proto-Slavic *tьmъ, from the same root as Proto-Slavic *tьma. Cognate with Polish ćmy.
Adjective
цми (cmi) (comparative цмейши, superlative найцмейши, adverb цмо, abstract noun цмосц)
- dark, dim, gloomy (poorly lit)
- Synonyms: цемни (cemni), цмасти (cmasti)
- (of colours) dark (deeper in hue)
- цми белави ― cmi belavi ― dark blue, navy blue
- цми желєни ― cmi željeni ― dark green
- (figurative) dark, unknown, undiscovered, enigmatic, vague, obscure
- Synonyms: обскурни (obskurni), нєясни (njejasni)
- sombre, murky, dull
- Synonyms: похмарени (poxmareni), хмарни (xmarni)
- swarthy, dark
- Synonym: чарняви (čarnjavi)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | virile | nonvirile | ||||
| nominative | цми (cmi) | цма (cma) | цме (cme) | цми (cmi) | ||||
| genitive | цмого (cmoho) | цмей (cmej) | цмого (cmoho) | цмих (cmix) | ||||
| dative | цмому (cmomu) | цмей (cmej) | цмому (cmomu) | цмим (cmim) | ||||
| accusative | personal/animal | inanimate | цму (cmu) | цме (cme) | цмих (cmix) | цми (cmi) | ||
| цмого (cmoho) | цми (cmi) | |||||||
| instrumental | цмим (cmim) | цму (cmu) | цмим (cmim) | цмима (cmima) | ||||
| locative | цмим / цмому (cmim / cmomu) | цмей (cmej) | цмим / цмому (cmim / cmomu) | цмих (cmix) | ||||
| vocative | цми (cmi) | цма (cma) | цме (cme) | цми (cmi) | ||||
Derived terms
adjectives
- полуцми (polucmi)
- цмобелави (cmobelavi)
- цможелєни (cmoželjeni)
- цможовти (cmožovti)
- цмочервени (cmočerveni)
- цмошиви (cmošivi)
Related terms
adjectives
- цемни (cemni)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “цми”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “dark”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 75
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
цми (cmi)
- genitive/dative/locative singular of цма (cma)
- у цми ― u cmi ― in the darkness