млънии
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
The variant with initial млъ- is more common than the variant with мль-.
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mъldni.
Noun
млънии • (mlŭnii) f
- lightning
- 11th century, Book of Sava, Luke 10:18:
- видѣхъ сотонѫ ꙗко млъниѭ съ нб҃е съпадъша
- viděxŭ sotonǫ jako mlŭnijǫ sŭ nb:e sŭpadŭša
- I saw Satan as he fell from heaven like lightning.
- 11th century, Book of Sava, Luke 10:18:
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | млънии mlŭnii |
млънии mlŭnii |
млъниѩ mlŭniję |
| genitive | млъниѩ mlŭniję |
млънию mlŭniju |
млънии mlŭnii |
| dative | млънии mlŭnii |
млъниꙗма mlŭnijama |
млъниꙗмъ mlŭnijamŭ |
| accusative | млъниѭ mlŭnijǫ |
млънии mlŭnii |
млъниѩ mlŭniję |
| instrumental | млъниѥѭ mlŭnijejǫ |
млъниꙗма mlŭnijama |
млъниꙗми mlŭnijami |
| locative | млънии mlŭnii |
млънию mlŭniju |
млъниꙗхъ mlŭnijaxŭ |
| vocative | млъниѥ mlŭnije |
млънии mlŭnii |
млъниѩ mlŭniję |
References
- Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “млънии”, 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
- Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “млънии”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae) (overall work in Czech), Prague: Euroslavica
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN