Мокошь

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Old East Slavic

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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/

  • Hyphenation: Мо‧ко‧шь

Proper noun

Мокошь (Mokošĭf

  1. (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.

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ). By surface analysis, (dialectal) моква́ (mokvá) +‎ -ошь (-ošʹ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Мо́кошь (Mókošʹf anim (genitive Мо́коши)

  1. (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.

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