чем
Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yē-. Doublet of дьем (dʹyem). Cognate to Tuvan чем (çem), etc.
Noun
чем • (čem)
See Also
References
- N.N Tydykov, editor (2004), “чем”, in Tematičeskij slovarʹ severnyx dialektov altajskovo jazyka [Altaic Litarary word and North Altai dialect thematic Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: Surazakova altajstika institut, →ISBN, page 113
Russian
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- чѣмъ (čěm) — pre-1918 spelling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕem]
Audio: (file)
Conjunction
чем • (čem)
- than
- instead of, rather
- Чем языко́м трепа́ть, пошёл бы помо́г кому́-либо.
- Čem jazykóm trepátʹ, pošól by pomóg komú-libo.
- Rather than wagging your tongue, better go and help someone.
Pronoun
чем • (čem)
- instrumental of что (što)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
чем • (čom)
- alternative spelling of чём (čom)
Anagrams
- меч (meč)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃêm/
Pronoun
че̏м ? (Latin spelling čȅm)
- what (locative)
Declension
Declension of чем
Tuvan
Noun
чем • (çem) (definite accusative чемни, plural чемнер)