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Old Church Slavonic
вещь
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *veťь .
Noun
вещь • (veštĭ ) f
thing , matter , object
from Vita Constantini , 0400700-0400810:
философе, хотѣхь оувѣдѣти, что ѥсть философиа? онꙿ же скоромь оумомь рече абꙇе: божꙇимь и чловѣчьскꙑмь вещемь разꙋмь Philosopher, I wish to learn what philosophy is. With his quick mind, he replied immediately: The knowledge of matters divine and human
nature , essence
from the Homily against the Bogumils , 242-243:
коумири бо камѣни и дрѣвѣни сѫще вещиѭ не видѧтъ ни слꙑшѧтъ kumiri bo kaměni i drěvěni sǫšte veštijǫ ne vidętŭ ni slyšętŭ for idols are made of wood and stone, and of their nature neither hear nor see
material good , property , possession
Declension
Declension of вещь (i-stem)
singular
dual
plural
nominative
вещь veštĭ
вещи vešti
вещи vešti
genitive
вещи vešti
вещью , вещию veštĭju, veštiju
вещьи , вещии veštĭi, veštii
dative
вещи vešti
вещьма veštĭma
вещьмъ veštĭmŭ
accusative
вещь veštĭ
вещи vešti
вещи vešti
instrumental
вещьѭ , вещиѭ veštĭjǫ, veštijǫ
вещьма veštĭma
вещьми veštĭmi
locative
вещи vešti
вещью , вещию veštĭju, veštiju
вещьхъ veštĭxŭ
vocative
вещи vešti
вещи vešti
вещьѥ , вещиѥ veštĭje, veštije
Derived terms
Descendants
Bulgarian: вещ ( vešt )
→ Old East Slavic: вещь ( veščĭ )
Russian: вещь ( veščʹ ) → Armenian: վեշ ( veš ) → Azerbaijani: veş → Georgian: ვეში ( veši ) → Kildin Sami: ве̄шшь ( viešš’ )
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic вещь ( veščĭ ) , borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вещь ( veštĭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *veťь .
Pronunciation
Noun
вещь • (veščʹ ) f inan (genitive ве́щи , nominative plural ве́щи , genitive plural веще́й , relational adjective вещево́й , diminutive вещи́ца or вещи́чка )
thing , object
things , belongings , goods , stuff
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Armenian: վեշ ( veš )
→ Azerbaijani: veş
→ Georgian: ვეში ( veši )
→ Kildin Sami: ве̄шшь ( viešš’ )