чьи

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ci"

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɪji//ˈt͡ɕɪji//ˈt͡ɕɛji/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɪji/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɪji/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛji/

Pronoun

чьи (čĭi)

  1. whose
    • 1110s, Laurentian Codex:
      ꙗнь же испытавъ чьꙗ еста смерда и увѣдѣвъ
      janĭ že ispytavŭ čĭja jesta smerda i uvěděvŭ
      Yan, found, whose are the smerds, and seen

Declension

Descendants

  • Belarusian: чый (čyj)
  • Russian: чей (čej)
  • Ukrainian: чий (čyj)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕji]
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

чьи • (čʹi)

  1. inflection of чей (čej):
    1. nominative plural
    2. inanimate accusative plural