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- Jul 28th, 16, 16:29
- Forum: Russian vocabulary
- Topic: меч = spring (of water) ?
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Re: меч = spring (of water) ?
To try and answer my own question :-) It seems that Красивая Меча is the name of a river ( https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0 ) So perhaps it is best to regard Меча as a proper name, of unknown meaning as many names are, though the...
- Jul 27th, 16, 17:29
- Forum: Russian vocabulary
- Topic: меч = spring (of water) ?
- Replies: 1
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меч = spring (of water) ?
Hi.
There is a story by Turgenev called "Касьян с Красивой Мечи", Kassyan of Fair Springs. I can't find this word меч or мечи in any dictionary, in book form or on-line. They all say меч means a sword. Can anyone explain?
Thank you.
There is a story by Turgenev called "Касьян с Красивой Мечи", Kassyan of Fair Springs. I can't find this word меч or мечи in any dictionary, in book form or on-line. They all say меч means a sword. Can anyone explain?
Thank you.