жертва

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian же́ртва (žértva), from Old Church Slavonic жрьтва (žrĭtva), from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva (sacrifice), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrH-. The inherited form would be *жъртва (*žǎrtva).

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Noun

же́ртва (žértvaf

  1. sacrifice (offering)
  2. victim, casualty

Declension

Declension of же́ртва
singular plural
indefinite же́ртва
žértva
же́ртви
žértvi
definite же́ртвата
žértvata
же́ртвите
žértvite

References

  • жертва”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • жертва”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жрьтва (žrĭtva), from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva (sacrifice), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrH-. The inherited form would be *жёртва (*žórtva).

Pronunciation

Noun

же́ртва (žértvaf anim or f inan (genitive же́ртвы, nominative plural же́ртвы, genitive plural жертв)

  1. (historical) sacrifice
    Synonym: жертвоприноше́ние n (žertvoprinošénije)
    • Иакинф (Бичурин), Собрание сведений о народах, обитавших в Средней Азии в древние времена 1851:
      Обыкнове́нно в пятой луне́, по оконча́нии полевы́х рабо́т, прино́сят же́ртву духам.
      Obyknovénno v pjatoj luné, po okončánii polevýx rabót, prinósjat žértvu duxam.
      The fifth moon, after the fieldwork is done, they usually offer a sacrifice to the spirits.
  2. victim
  3. casualty

Declension

Further reading

  • жертва in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Ukrainian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жрьтва (žrĭtva), from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva (sacrifice), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrH-. By surface analysis, Old Church Slavonic: жрьти (žrĭti) (Old Church Slavonic: žrʹty (žrĭti)) +‎ -тва (-tva)

Pronunciation

Noun

же́ртва (žértvaf inan (genitive же́ртви, nominative plural же́ртви, genitive plural жертв)

  1. victim
    Synonym: офі́ра (ofíra)
  2. sacrifice
    Synonym: офі́ра (ofíra)

Declension

Declension of же́ртва
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative же́ртва
žértva
же́ртви
žértvy
genitive же́ртви
žértvy
жертв
žertv
dative же́ртві
žértvi
же́ртвам
žértvam
accusative же́ртву
žértvu
же́ртви
žértvy
instrumental же́ртвою
žértvoju
же́ртвами
žértvamy
locative же́ртві
žértvi
же́ртвах
žértvax
vocative же́ртво
žértvo
же́ртви
žértvy

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