мерза

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *mac̣ariᶰ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmerza/

Adjective

мерза • (merza)

1. sweet

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “мерза”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 168a

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *mac̣ariᶰ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmerza/

Adjective

мерза • (merza)

1. sweet

References

• Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “мерза”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 116a

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrzěti (“to loathe, to abhor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [merˈza]

Noun

мерза́ • (merzá) f inan (genitive мерзи́, uncountable)

1. something disgusting or repulsive

   Synonyms: мерзо́та (merzóta), гидо́та (hydóta), ни́цість (nýcistʹ)

2. (by extension, dialectal) bad weather

   Synonyms: него́да (nehóda), непого́да (nepohóda)

Declension

Declension of мерза́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	мерза́ merzá
genitive	мерзи́ merzý
dative	мерзі́ merzí
accusative	мерзу́ merzú
instrumental	мерзо́ю merzóju
locative	мерзі́ merzí
vocative	ме́рзо mérzo

Derived terms

• мерзе́нний (merzénnyj)
• мерзо́тник (merzótnyk)

References

• "мерза" in Горох — Тлумачення [Horokh — Definitions] (in Ukrainian)
• “мерза”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)