тем

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tem"

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲem]

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Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• тѣмъ (těm) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Determiner

тем • (tem) (demonstrative)

1. inflection of тот (tot):
   1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular
   2. dative plural

Pronoun

тем • (tem) (demonstrative)

1. inflection of тот (tot):
   1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular
   2. dative plural

Pronoun

тем • (tem) n inan sg (demonstrative)

1. instrumental of то (to)

Adverb

тем • (tem)

1. (in the following construction with чем (čem)) the (to that degree, to the same degree)

   Чем бо́льше ты улыба́ешься, тем лу́чше жизнь. ― Čem bólʹše ty ulybáješʹsja, tem lúčše žiznʹ. ― The more you smile, the better life is.

Etymology 2

Noun

тем • (tem) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of те́ма (téma)

Etymology 3

Noun

тем • (tem) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of тьма (tʹma)

Shor

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *teb (“time; initial, early”).

Compare to Bashkir тәү (təw, “initial, first”), Bashkir тәүлек (təwlek, “24 hours”); Tuvan теппиже (teppije, “ahead of time, before due time”).

Noun

тем • (tem)

1. time

Udi

Etymology

From Armenian թեմ (tʻem).

Noun

тем • (tem)

1. (archaic) diocese

Further reading

• Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “тем”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], Baku: Academy Press, page 204

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛm]

Noun

тем • (tem) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of те́ма (téma)

Noun

тем • (tem) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of тьма (tʹma)