мех

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old Belarusian мѣхъ (měx), from Old East Slavic мѣхъ (měxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲex]

• Audio:

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Noun

мех • (mjex) m inan (genitive ме́ха, nominative plural мяхі́, genitive plural мяхо́ў)

1. sack

   Synonym: мяшо́к (mjašók)

2. fur

   Synonym: фу́тра (fútra)

3. bellows

Declension

Declension of мех (inan velar masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	мех mjex	мяхі́ mjaxí
genitive	ме́ха mjéxa	мяхо́ў mjaxóŭ
dative	ме́ху mjéxu	мяха́м mjaxám
accusative	мех mjex	мяхі́ mjaxí
instrumental	ме́хам mjéxam	мяха́мі mjaxámi
locative	ме́ху mjéxu	мяха́х mjaxáx
count form	—	ме́хі1 mjéxi1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “мех” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲex]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic мѣхъ (měxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós. Cognates include Ukrainian міх (mix), Belarusian мех (mjex), Old Church Slavonic мѣхъ (měxŭ), Serbo-Croatian мијех/mijeh, Polish miech, Czech měch.

Alternative forms

• мѣхъ (měx) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Noun

мех • (mex) m inan (genitive ме́ха, nominative plural меха́, genitive plural мехо́в, relational adjective мехово́й)

1. fur

Declension

Declension of мех (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ме́х méx	меха́△ mexá△
genitive	ме́ха méxa	мехо́в mexóv
dative	ме́ху méxu	меха́м mexám
accusative	ме́х méx	меха́△ mexá△
instrumental	ме́хом méxom	меха́ми mexámi
prepositional	ме́хе méxe	меха́х mexáx
partitive	ме́ху méxu
locative	меху́ mexú

^△ Irregular.

Related terms

• меховщи́к (mexovščík)
• меховой (mexovoj)

Descendants

• → Komi-Zyrian: мек (mek)

Noun

мех • (mex) m inan (genitive ме́ха, nominative plural мехи́ or меха́, genitive plural мехо́в)

1. bellows

Declension

Declension of мех (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ме́х méx	мехи́, меха́△ mexí, mexá△
genitive	ме́ха méxa	мехо́в mexóv
dative	ме́ху méxu	меха́м mexám
accusative	ме́х méx	мехи́, меха́△ mexí, mexá△
instrumental	ме́хом méxom	меха́ми mexámi
prepositional	ме́хе méxe	меха́х mexáx

^△ Irregular.

Etymology 2

Noun

мех • (mex) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ме́ха (méxa)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ми̑х (Ikavian)
• мије̑х (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mêːx/

Noun

ме̑х m (Latin spelling mȇh)

1. blower, bellows
2. goatskin, wineskin

Declension

Declension of мех

	singular	plural
nominative	ме̑х	ме̏хови
genitive	меха	мехова
dative	меху	меховима
accusative	мех	мехове
vocative	меше	мехови
locative	меху	меховима
instrumental	мехом	меховима

Tajik

Noun

Dari	میخ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мех

мех • (mex)

1. nail