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земя

/[zɛˈmʲa̟]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    earth, ground, humus; (collectively) terrain
    • буца земя

      buca zemjaa lump of earth

    • плодородна земя

      plodorodna zemjafertile soil

    • сушава земя

      sušava zemjaarid terrain

  2. 2.
    land, territory (area of land)
    • населена земя

      naselena zemjapopulated territory

    • притежател на земи

      pritežatel na zemilandlord

  3. 3.
    land, realm (land associated with a given state)
    • чужди земи

      čuždi zemiforeign lands

    • далечни земи

      dalečni zemidistant realms

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • Земя́

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Forms

  • земя́canonical • feminine
  • zemjáromanization
  • зе́менadjective • relational
  • земя́indefinite • singular
  • земи́indefinite • plural
  • земя́таdefinite • singular
  • земи́теdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
зе́мьо
Plural
земи́

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