меча

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Of onomatopoeic origin, formally reflecting an earlier *mečiti (i-conjugation), *mekati (a/j-conjugation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃɐ]

Verb

ме́ча • (méča) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to utter soft, serene sounds
    1. (of felines) to meow
    2. (of bovids) to bleat
    3. (of people) to talk softly, gently
Conjugation
Coordinate terms
  • ме́кам (mékam), мя́кам (mjákam) (intensive, factitive)

References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mękti (C/j-conjugation), *mękati (a/j-conjugation).

Verb

ме́ча • (méča) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ме́кна) (dated, obsolete)

  1. (transitive) to knead, to press, to apply force/thrust into something
Usage notes

Only derived terms have survived in contemporary dialects.

Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
  • (iterative) гме́ча (gméča) (dialectal)
  • (semelfactive) ме́чкам (méčkam)
nouns
  • (instrumental noun) мека́ло (mekálo, kneading trough)
  • (instrumental noun) мека́ч (mekáč, clayform, mold)
  • (abstract noun) мечина́ (mečiná)
  • (product noun) ме́чка (méčka, dough ball) (dialectal)
  • мек (mek, soft)
    • ме́квам (mékvam) (semelfactive)
    • смекча́ (smekčá) (causative)
  • мъ́ча (mǎ́ča, to torment) (o-grade causative-iterative)

References

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪˈt͡ɕa]

Etymology 1

Noun

меча́ • (mečám inan

  1. genitive singular of меч (meč)

Etymology 2

Participle

меча́ • (mečá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of мета́ть (metátʹ)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [meˈt͡ʃa]

Noun

меча́ • (mečá)

  1. genitive singular of меч (meč)