казнь
See also: къзнь
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- ⰽⰰⰸⱀⱐ (kaznĭ) — Glagolitic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kaznь.
Noun
казнь • (kaznĭ) f
- punishment
- from the Story of Ahikar:
- биѥ раби мои и каꙁньми великамии каꙁаше ихь.
- bije rabi moi i kaznĭmi velikamii kazaše ixĭ.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- from the Story of Ahikar:
- order
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | казнь kaznĭ |
казни kazni |
казни kazni |
| genitive | казни kazni |
казнью, казнию kaznĭju, kazniju |
казньи, казнии kaznĭi, kaznii |
| dative | казни kazni |
казньма kaznĭma |
казньмъ kaznĭmŭ |
| accusative | казнь kaznĭ |
казни kazni |
казни kazni |
| instrumental | казньѭ, казниѭ kaznĭjǫ, kaznijǫ |
казньма kaznĭma |
казньми kaznĭmi |
| locative | казни kazni |
казнью, казнию kaznĭju, kazniju |
казньхъ kaznĭxŭ |
| vocative | казни kazni |
казни kazni |
казньѥ, казниѥ kaznĭje, kaznije |
Related terms
- казати (kazati)
Descendants
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaznь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kazʲnʲ]
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Noun
казнь • (kaznʹ) f inan (genitive ка́зни, nominative plural ка́зни, genitive plural ка́зней)
- execution (putting someone to death)
- Synonym: экзеку́ция (ekzɛkúcija)
- (dated, literary) torture, harsh punishment, retribution
- Synonym: ка́ра (kára)
- (biblical) plague (divine retribution)
- ка́зни еги́петские ― kázni jegípetskije ― the Plagues of Egypt
Declension
Pre-reform declension of казнь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
Related terms
- казни́ть (kaznítʹ)
See also
- пала́ч (paláč)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “казнь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress