пещь
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- пешть (peštĭ)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *peťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *péktis, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷtis, from *pekʷ-.
Noun
пещь • (peštĭ) f
- oven, stove
- from Vita Methodii, 0900710-0900720:
- не троужаите моѥго Меѳодиꙗ, оуже бо сѧ ѥсть ꙗко и при пещи оупотилъ.
- ne tružaite mojego Meθodija, uže bo sę jestĭ jako i pri pešti upotilŭ.
- Do not trouble my Methodius, for he is already covered with sweat as though he were next to a stove.
- from Vita Methodii, 0900710-0900720:
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | пещь peštĭ |
пещи pešti |
пещи pešti |
| genitive | пещи pešti |
пещью, пещию peštĭju, peštiju |
пещьи, пещии peštĭi, peštii |
| dative | пещи pešti |
пещьма peštĭma |
пещьмъ peštĭmŭ |
| accusative | пещь peštĭ |
пещи pešti |
пещи pešti |
| instrumental | пещьѭ, пещиѭ peštĭjǫ, peštijǫ |
пещьма peštĭma |
пещьми peštĭmi |
| locative | пещи pešti |
пещью, пещию peštĭju, peštiju |
пещьхъ peštĭxŭ |
| vocative | пещи pešti |
пещи pešti |
пещьѥ, пещиѥ peštĭje, peštije |
Descendants
- Bulgarian: пещ (pešt)
- Serbo-Croatian: пећ
- → Hungarian: pest, Pest
- → Russian: пещь (peščʹ) (obsolete)
References
- Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пещь (peštĭ), from Proto-Slavic *peťь. Doublet of печь (pečʹ), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʲeɕː]
Audio: (file)
Noun
пещь • (peščʹ) f inan (genitive пе́щи, nominative plural пе́щи, genitive plural пеще́й)
- (dated, literary) oven, furnace (especially in religious contexts)
- три о́трока в пещи́ о́гненной ― tri ótroka v peščí ógnennoj ― the three children in the fire furnace (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego)