тьмьница

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnica.

тьмьница • (tĭmĭnica) f

1. prison, dungeon
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1086-1090:

     мъноѕи бо не вѣдѧтъ чьто ѥстъ ересь ихъ и мьнѧтъ ѩ за правьдѫ страждѫщѧ и хотѧщѧ нѣчьто въсприѩти благо отъ бога за ѫзꙑ и тьмьницѧ

     mŭnodzi bo ne vědętŭ čĭto jestŭ eresĭ ixŭ i mĭnętŭ ję za pravĭdǫ straždǫštę i xotęštę něčĭto vŭsprijęti blago otŭ boga za ǫzy i tĭmĭnicę

     Many people do not understand what this heresy represents; they think that these people are suffering in the interests of justice, and that they will receive some reward from God for the prisons and fetters they have suffered.

• тьмьничьникъ (tĭmĭničĭnikŭ)
• тьмьничьнъ (tĭmĭničĭnŭ)

• “тьмьница”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025