семъ

Old Ruthenian

Old Ruthenian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : семъ (sem)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic семь (semĭ), седмь (sedmĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sedmь (seven), from *sedmъ (seventh), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (seven). Cognate with Russian семь (semʹ).

Numeral

семъ • (sem)

  1. seven (7)
    Synonyms: ·з҃· (7), ·ꙁ҃· (7)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: сем (sjem)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: сім (sim)
  • Ukrainian: сім (sim)

Further reading

  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), семь, семъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 337
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2011), седмъ, седмь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 31 (рушаючий – смущенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 181
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2011), семъ, семь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 31 (рушаючий – смущенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 206
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