бытие

See also: бытіе and бытиё

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бꙑтиѥ (bytije), from Proto-Slavic *bytьje, from Proto-Slavic *byti. Doublet of бытьё (bytʹjó), the inherited East Slavic form.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɨtʲɪˈje]

Noun

бытие́ • (bytijén inan (genitive бытия́, nominative plural *бытия́, genitive plural *быти́й)

  1. (philosophy, stilted) existence, being (the state of being, existing, or occurring)
    кни́га Бытия́kníga BytijáBook of Genesis
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

бытие • (bytijón inan

  1. alternative spelling of бытиё (bytijó)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɨtʲɪˈje]

Noun

бытие́ • (bytijén inan

  1. prepositional singular of бытиё (bytijó)