кънигꙑ
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.
Noun
кън҄игꙑ • (kŭnʹigy) f pl
- (plural only) letters, writing
- Synonym: писмѧ (pismę)
- from the Life of Good King Wencelaus:
- Навꙑчє жє кънигꙑ словѣньскꙑѩ и латиньскꙑѩ добрѣ.
- Navyče že kŭnigy slověnĭskyję i latinĭskyję dobrě.
- He learned well the Slavonic and Latin letters.
- (plural only) book, books
- (plural only) scriptures
- from О писменехь:
- ст҃ыи кꙍстаннти́нъ философъ нарицаемыи ки́рилъ. тъ̏ намь пи́смена створи и҆ книгы прѣложи.
- st:yi kostanntínŭ filosofŭ naricajemyi kírilŭ. tŭ̏ namĭ písmena stvori i knigy prěloži.
- Saint Constantine the Philosopher, called Cyril. He made letters for us and translated the scriptures.
- from О писменехь:
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — — |
— — |
кън҄игꙑ kŭnʹigy |
| genitive | — — |
— — |
кън҄игъ kŭnʹigŭ |
| dative | — — |
— — |
кън҄игамъ kŭnʹigamŭ |
| accusative | — — |
— — |
кън҄игꙑ kŭnʹigy |
| instrumental | — — |
— — |
кън҄игами kŭnʹigami |
| locative | — — |
— — |
кън҄игахъ kŭnʹigaxŭ |
| vocative | — — |
— — |
кън҄игꙑ kŭnʹigy |
Related terms
- книголюбьць (knigoljubĭcĭ)
- книгоносьць (knigonosĭcĭ)
- книготворьць (knigotvorĭcĭ)
- книгохранильница (knigoxranilĭnica)
- книгохранитель (knigoxranitelĭ)
- книгочьтьць (knigočĭtĭcĭ)
- книгъчьскъ (knigŭčĭskŭ)
- кънигъчии (kŭnigŭčii)
- кънижица (kŭnižica)
- кънижьникъ (kŭnižĭnikŭ)
- кънижьница (kŭnižĭnica)
- некънижьникъ (nekŭnižĭnikŭ)
References
- Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
Further reading
- Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “кънигꙑ”, in Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X—XI веков) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 300
- Old Slavonic – Greek / Latin Dictionary