казнь

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See also: къзнь

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kaznь.

Noun

казнь • (kaznĭ) f

  1. punishment
    • from the Story of Ahikar:
      биѥ раби мои и каꙁньми великамии каꙁаше ихь.
      bije rabi moi i kaznĭmi velikamii kazaše ixĭ.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. order

Declension

Declension of казнь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative казнь
kaznĭ 		казни
kazni 		казни
kazni
genitive казни
kazni 		казнью, казнию
kaznĭju, kazniju 		казньи, казнии
kaznĭi, kaznii
dative казни
kazni 		казньма
kaznĭma 		казньмъ
kaznĭmŭ
accusative казнь
kaznĭ 		казни
kazni 		казни
kazni
instrumental казньѭ, казниѭ
kaznĭjǫ, kaznijǫ 		казньма
kaznĭma 		казньми
kaznĭmi
locative казни
kazni 		казнью, казнию
kaznĭju, kazniju 		казньхъ
kaznĭxŭ
vocative казни
kazni 		казни
kazni 		казньѥ, казниѥ
kaznĭje, kaznije

Related terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: caznă
  • Russian: казнь (kaznʹ)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaznь.

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Noun

казнь • (kaznʹ) f inan (genitive ка́зни, nominative plural ка́зни, genitive plural ка́зней)

  1. execution (putting someone to death)
    Synonym: экзеку́ция (ekzɛkúcija)
  2. (dated, literary) torture, harsh punishment, retribution
    Synonym: ка́ра (kára)
  3. (biblical) plague (divine retribution)
    ка́зни еги́петские ― kázni jegípetskije ― the Plagues of Egypt

Declension

Declension of казнь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ка́знь
káznʹ 		ка́зни
kázni
genitive ка́зни
kázni 		ка́зней
káznej
dative ка́зни
kázni 		ка́зням
káznjam
accusative ка́знь
káznʹ 		ка́зни
kázni
instrumental ка́знью
káznʹju 		ка́знями
káznjami
prepositional ка́зни
kázni 		ка́знях
káznjax
Pre-reform declension of казнь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ка́знь
káznʹ 		ка́зни
kázni
genitive ка́зни
kázni 		ка́зней
káznej
dative ка́зни
kázni 		ка́знямъ
káznjam
accusative ка́знь
káznʹ 		ка́зни
kázni
instrumental ка́знью
káznʹju 		ка́знями
káznjami
prepositional ка́зни
kázni 		ка́зняхъ
káznjax

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “казнь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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