чем

See also: чэм, чём, and Appendix:Variations of "cem"

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yē-. Doublet of дьем (dʹyem). Cognate to Tuvan чем (çem), etc.

Noun

чем • (čem)

  1. bait

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕem]
  • Audio:(file)

Conjunction

чем • (čem)

  1. than
    лу́чше по́здно, чем никогда́lúčše pózdno, čem nikogdábetter late than never
  2. 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)

  1. instrumental of что (što)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

чем • (čom)

  1. alternative spelling of чём (čom)

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃêm/

Pronoun

че̏м ? (Latin spelling čȅm)

  1. what (locative)

Declension

Tuvan

Noun

чем • (çem) (definite accusative чемни, plural чемнер)

  1. food, meal