"меч" meaning in Russian

See меч in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [mʲet͡ɕ] Audio: LL-Q7737 (rus)-Cinemantique-меч.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь. Further etymology unclear. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*mečь|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *mečь, {{inh+|ru|sla-pro|*mečь}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečь Head templates: {{ru-noun+|b|adj=ме́чный|adj2=мечево́й|dim=ме́чик}} меч • (meč) m inan (genitive меча́, nominative plural мечи́, genitive plural мече́й, relational adjective ме́чный or мечево́й, diminutive ме́чик) Forms: meč [romanization], меча́ [genitive], мечи́ [nominative, plural], мече́й [genitive, plural], ме́чный [adjective, relational], мечево́й [adjective, relational], ме́чик [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ме́ч [nominative, singular], мечи́ [nominative, plural], меча́ [genitive, singular], мече́й [genitive, plural], мечу́ [dative, singular], меча́м [dative, plural], ме́ч [accusative, singular], мечи́ [accusative, plural], мечо́м [instrumental, singular], меча́ми [instrumental, plural], мече́ [prepositional, singular], меча́х [plural, prepositional], мечъ [alternative]
  1. sword (usually with a straight blade) Derived forms: ме́чник (méčnik) [animate, masculine], меч-ры́ба (meč-rýba) [animate, feminine], мечено́с (mečenós) [animate, masculine], мечено́сец (mečenósec) [animate, masculine], мечехво́ст (mečexvóst) [animate, masculine], ры́ба-меч (rýba-meč) [animate, feminine] Related terms: ката́на (katána), пала́ш (paláš), рапи́ра (rapíra), са́бля (sáblja), шпа́га (špága) [feminine]

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "paláš",
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}

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