Мокошь
Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
- Мокъшь (Mokŭšĭ)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь. By surface analysis, *мокꙑ (*moky) + -ошь (-ošĭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔkɔɕɪ/→/ˈmɔkɔɕɪ/→/ˈmɔkɔːɕ/
- Hyphenation: Мо‧ко‧шь
Proper noun
Мокошь (Mokošĭ) f
- (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
- 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex[1], page 48:
- и постави кумирꙑ на холму · внѣ двора теремнаго · перуна древѧна · а главу его сребрену · а оусъ ꙁлатъ · и хърса дажьб҃а · и стриб҃а · и симарьгла · и мокошь
- i postavi kumiry na xolmu · vně dvora teremnago · peruna drevęna · a glavu jego srebrenu · a usŭ zlatŭ · i xŭrsa dažĭb:a · i strib:a · i simarĭgla · i mokošĭ
- And he placed idols on the hill outside the palace: a Perun in wood with a silver head and a gold moustache, and Khors Dazhbog and Stribog and Simargl and Mokosh.
Declension
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| nominative | Мокошь Mokošĭ |
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| genitive | Мокоши Mokoši |
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| dative | Мокоши Mokoši |
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| accusative | Мокошь Mokošĭ |
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| instrumental | Мокошиѭ Mokošijǫ |
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| locative | Мокоши Mokoši |
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| vocative | Мокоши Mokoši |
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Related terms
adjectives
- мокротьнъ (mokrotĭnŭ)
- мокръ (mokrŭ)
- мокрѣдивъ (mokrědivŭ)
nouns
- мокрость f (mokrostĭ)
- мокрота f (mokrota)
verbs
- мокнѫти impf (moknǫti)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “мокошь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][2] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 164
- Zaliznyak, Andrey A. (2019) “Мо́кошь”, in Древнерусское ударение: Общие сведения и словарь [Old East Slavic accent: General Information and Dictionary][3] (in Russian), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Moscow: Publishing House “YASK”, , →ISBN, page 708
Russian
Alternative forms
- Макета (Maketa), Макош (Makoš), Макоша (Makoša), Мокош (Mokoš), Мокоша (Mokoša) — proscribed
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ). By surface analysis, (dialectal) моква́ (mokvá) + -ошь (-ošʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmokəʂ]
Proper noun
Мо́кошь • (Mókošʹ) f anim (genitive Мо́коши)
- (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
- 2014, Yelena Levkiyevskaya, Мифы и легенды восточных славян, Детская литература:
- В более позднюю эпоху Мокошь воспринимали не как богиню, а как демоническое существо, связанное с ткачеством и прядением.
- V boleje pozdnjuju epoxu Mokošʹ vosprinimali ne kak boginju, a kak demoničeskoje suščestvo, svjazannoje s tkačestvom i prjadenijem.
- Later, Mokosh was perceived not as a goddess, but as a demonic being associated with weaving and spinning.
Declension
Related terms
adjectives
- мо́крый (mókryj)
nouns
- моча́ f (močá)