змии

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈzmii]
Syllabification: зми‧и
Hyphenation: змии

Noun

змии • (zmii)

inflection of змија (zmija):
1. indefinite plural
2. vocative plural

Old Church Slavonic

змии

Alternative forms

змьи (zmĭj)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь.

Noun

змии • (zmij) m

snake
dragon

Declension

Declension of змии (soft o-stem)

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	змии zmij	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmij
Accusative	змии, змиꙗ zmij, zmija	змиꙗ zmija	змиѩ zmiję
Genitive	змиꙗ zmija	змию zmiju	змии zmij
Locative	змии zmij	змию zmiju	змиихъ zmijxŭ
Dative	змию zmiju	змиѥма zmijema	змиѥмъ zmijemŭ
Instrumental	змиѥмь zmijemĭ	змиѥма zmijema	змии zmij
Vocative	змию zmiju	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmij

Related terms

змиꙗ (zmija)

References

Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004

Old East Slavic

Дъва змиꙗ.

Alternative forms

змьи (zmĭj), змѣи (změj)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic змьи (zmĭj) and Old Polish źmij.

Pronunciation

(ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈzmɪjɪ/, /ˈzmijɪ/

(ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈzmʲɪjɪ/, /ˈzmʲijɪ/

(ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈzmʲɛj/, /ˈzmʲij/
Hyphenation: зми‧и

Noun

змии (zmij) m (related adjective змиинъ)

snake, serpent

Declension

Declension of змии (soft o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	змии zmij	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmij
Genitive	змиꙗ zmija	змию zmiju	змии zmij
Dative	змию zmiju	змиема zmiema	змиемъ zmiemŭ
Accusative	змии zmij	змиꙗ zmija	змиѣ zmiě
Instrumental	змиимь zmijmĭ	змиема zmiema	змии zmij
Locative	змии zmij	змию zmiju	змиихъ zmijxŭ
Vocative	змиꙗ zmija	змиꙗ zmija	змии zmij

Descendants

Old Ruthenian: змей (zmej), змий (zmij)
- Belarusian: змей (zmjej)
- Rusyn: змій (zmij)
- Ukrainian: змій (zmij)
Russian: змей (zmej) (see there for further descendants)

References

Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “змии”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 986

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈzmʲiɪ]

Noun

зми́и • (zmíi) m anim or m anim pl

inflection of змий (zmij):
1. prepositional singular
2. nominative plural

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