мерза

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *mac̣ariᶰ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmerza/

Adjective

мерза • (merza)

sweet

References

Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “мерза”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 168a

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *mac̣ariᶰ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmerza/

Adjective

мерза • (merza)

sweet

References

Nichols, Johanna B. (2004), “мерза”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 116a

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrzěti (“to loathe, to abhor”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [merˈza]

Noun

мерза́ • (merzá) f inan (genitive мерзи́, uncountable)

something disgusting or repulsive
Synonyms: мерзо́та (merzóta), гидо́та (hydóta), ни́цість (nýcistʹ)
(by extension, dialectal) bad weather
Synonyms: него́да (nehóda), непого́да (nepohóda)

Declension

Declension of *мерза́*
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
	singular
nominative	мерза́ merzá
genitive	мерзи́ merzý
dative	мерзі́ merzí
accusative	мерзу́ merzú
instrumental	мерзо́ю merzóju
locative	мерзі́ merzí
vocative	ме́рзо mérzo

Derived terms

мерзе́нний (merzénnyj)
мерзо́тник (merzótnyk)

References

"мерза" in Горох — Тлумачення [Horokh — Definitions] (in Ukrainian)
“мерза”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)