жертва

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 • (žértva) f

1. sacrifice (offering)
2. victim, casualty

Declension

References

• “жертва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “жертва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• жетвар (žetvar)

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).

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Noun

же́ртва • (žértva) f 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

Related terms

• же́ртвенник m (žértvennik)
• же́ртвенный (žértvennyj)
• же́ртвовать impf (žértvovatʹ)
• поже́ртвование n (požértvovanije)
• самопоже́ртвование n (samopožértvovanije)

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:

жертва

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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-.

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Noun

же́ртва • (žértva) f inan (genitive же́ртви, nominative plural же́ртви, genitive plural жертв)

1. victim

   Synonym: офі́ра (ofíra)

2. sacrifice

   Synonym: офі́ра (ofíra)

Declension

Related terms

Related terms

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жертва”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “жертва”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “жертва”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “жертва”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)