Noun: змей
Gender: m
Indefinite
| Singular | змей |
| Plural | зме́еве; зме́йове |
| Singular | zmej |
| Plural | zméeve; zméjove |
Definite
| Singular | зме́ят; зме́я |
| Plural | зме́евете; зме́йовете |
| Singular | zméjat; zméja |
| Plural | zméevete; zméjovete |
Nouns inflected like змей
змей,
Sample Sentences
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змей горя́нин (mountain dragon)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. The meaning dragon is likely secondary, evolved from an earlier snake, reptile or more generally a creature that dwells on the ground. From the same root as Bulgarian земя́ (zemjá, “earth, ground”) (е-grade), derived through 0-grade ablaut and the suffix -ей (-ej).
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