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земля

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Carpathian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Polish ziemia, Latvian zeme, Persian زمین (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn).

Noun

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земля (zemljaf

  1. earth
  2. land
  3. ground, soil
  4. (archaic) country

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Cognate with Sanskrit kṣam, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬨 (zam), Latin humus, the source of English human; Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), Persian زمین (zamin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zʲɪˈmlʲa]
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Noun

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земля́ (zemljáf inan (genitive земли́, nominative plural зе́мли, genitive plural земе́ль, relational adjective земе́льный or земно́й or земляно́й or зе́мский, diminutive земли́ца or земе́лька)

  1. earth
  2. land
  3. ground, soil
  4. (poetic, dated, countable) country
  5. (countable) state, Land (first-level administrative division of Germany)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “земля”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “земля”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 323

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

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земля́ (zemljáf inan (genitive землі́, nominative plural зе́млі, genitive plural земе́ль)

  1. (uncountable) earth
  2. (uncountable) land
  3. (uncountable) ground, soil
  4. (countable, dated) country
  5. (countable, of Germany) state

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