господь

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gástipatis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis.

Noun

господь (gospodĭm

  1. lord
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 563-565:
      и іꙗковъ братъ господьнь и прьвꙑи епископъ господомь самѣмь поставленъ въ ііероусалимѣ
      i ijakovŭ bratŭ gospodĭnĭ i prĭvyi episkopŭ gospodomĭ saměmĭ postavlenŭ vŭ iierusalimě
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  2. master

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gástipatis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis.

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Noun

госпо́дь (gospódʹm anim (genitive го́спода, uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Госпо́дь (Gospódʹ)

Declension