zêmja

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzi̯ɛ.mja/
• Rhymes: -ɛmja
• Syllabification: zê‧mja
• Homophone: Zêmja

Noun

zêmja f

1. ground, soil, earth
2. land
   • 1905, Friedrich Lorentz, Slovinzische Texte, page 59:

     A vôn cygnón sê swim lëda w ta zêmjã os pôczón hùja vôt strôna plindrac ós wszatkô dô dótú.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

proper nouns

• Zêmja

 

References

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “zìe̯mjă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1417