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Old East Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь. By surface analysis, *мокꙑ (*moky) + -ошь (-ošĭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔkɔɕɪ/→/ˈmɔkɔɕɪ/→/ˈmɔkɔːɕ/
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmɔkɔɕɪ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmɔkɔɕɪ/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmɔkɔːɕ/
Proper noun
Мокошь (Mokošĭ) f
- (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex, page 48:и постави кумирꙑ на холму · внѣ двора теремнаго · перуна древѧна · а главу его сребрену · а оусъ ꙁлатъ · и хърса дажьб҃а · и стриб҃а · и симарьгла · и мокошь- i postavi kumiry na xolmu · vně dvora teremnago · peruna drevęna · a glavu ego srebrenu · a usŭ zlatŭ · i xŭrsa dažĭb:a · i strib:a · i simarĭgla · i mokošĭ
- And he placed idols on the hill outside the palace: a Perun in wood with a silver head and a gold moustache, and Khors Dazhbog and Stribog and Simargl and Mokosh.
Declension
Declension of Мокошь (i-stem)
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Plural
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Nominative
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Мокошь Mokošĭ
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Genitive
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Мокоши Mokoši
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Dative
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Мокоши Mokoši
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Accusative
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Мокошь Mokošĭ
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Instrumental
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Мокошиѭ Mokošijǫ
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Locative
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Мокоши Mokoši
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Vocative
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Мокоши Mokoši
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References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “мокошь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 164
- Zaliznyak, Andrey A. (2019) “Мо́кошь”, in Древнерусское ударение: Общие сведения и словарь [Old East Slavic accent: General Information and Dictionary] (in Russian), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Moscow: Publishing House “YASK”, →DOI, →ISBN, page 708
Russian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ). By surface analysis, (dialectal) моква́ (mokvá) + -ошь (-ošʹ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Мо́кошь • (Mókošʹ) f anim (genitive Мо́коши)
- (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
2014, Yelena Levkiyevskaya, Мифы и легенды восточных славян, Детская литература:В более позднюю эпоху Мокошь воспринимали не как богиню, а как демоническое существо, связанное с ткачеством и прядением.- V boleje pozdnjuju epoxu Mokošʹ vosprinimali ne kak boginju, a kak demoničeskoje suščestvo, svjazannoje s tkačestvom i prjadenijem.
- Later, Mokosh was perceived not as a goddess, but as a demonic being associated with weaving and spinning.
Declension
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singular
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nominative
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Мо́кошь Mókošʹ
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genitive
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Мо́коши Mókoši
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dative
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Мо́коши Mókoši
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accusative
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Мо́кошь Mókošʹ
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instrumental
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Мо́кошью Mókošʹju
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prepositional
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Мо́коши Mókoši
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