агнец

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *agnьcь. Akin to а́гне (ágne).

Pronunciation

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Noun

а́гнец or агне́ц (ágnec or agnécm

  1. large lamb
  2. Paschal Lamb, Lamb of God (Jesus Christ portrayed as a sacrifice)
  3. sacrificial lamb
  4. Agnus Dei (a litgurgical symbol depicting a lamb and a cross)
  5. (figurative, liturgical) metaphor for bread as the embodiment of the body of Christ during transubstantiation

Declension

Declension of а́гнец
singular plural
indefinite а́гнец
ágnec
агънци́
agǎncí
definite
(subject form)
а́гнецът
ágnecǎt
агънци́те
agǎncíte
definite
(object form)
а́гнеца
ágneca
count form а́гнеца
ágneca
Declension of агне́ц
singular plural
indefinite агне́ц
agnéc
агне́ци
agnéci
definite
(subject form)
агне́цът
agnécǎt
агне́ците
agnécite
definite
(object form)
агне́ца
agnéca
count form агне́ца
agnéca

References

  • агнец”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • агнец”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • агнец”, in Български тълковен речник (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 18
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971–2017), “а̀гне”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volumes 1–8, Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic агньць (agnĭcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *agnьcь, a derivative of *àgnę; eventually from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷn-. Compare native ягнёнок (jagnjónok).

Pronunciation

Noun

а́гнец (ágnecm anim (genitive а́гнца, nominative plural а́гнцы, genitive plural а́гнцев)

  1. (archaic, biblical) lamb
    Synonyms: (normal register) ягнёнок (jagnjónok), (colloquial) бара́шек (barášek)
    А́гнец Бо́жийÁgnec BóžijLamb of God
  2. (figurative) lamb (a meek, docile, innocent person)
    Synonym: ове́чка (ovéčka)
  3. (Christianity) the Lamb, the host (the portion of bread consecrated in the Eucharist)

Declension