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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kaznь.
Noun
казнь • (kaznĭ) f
- 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)
- order
Declension
Declension of казнь (i-stem)
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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казнь
kaznĭ
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казни
kazni
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казни
kazni
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| genitive
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казни
kazni
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казнью, казнию
kaznĭju, kazniju
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казньи, казнии
kaznĭi, kaznii
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| dative
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казни
kazni
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казньма
kaznĭma
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казньмъ
kaznĭmŭ
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| accusative
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казнь
kaznĭ
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казни
kazni
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казни
kazni
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| instrumental
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казньѭ, казниѭ
kaznĭjǫ, kaznijǫ
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казньма
kaznĭma
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казньми
kaznĭmi
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| locative
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казни
kazni
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казнью, казнию
kaznĭju, kazniju
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казньхъ
kaznĭxŭ
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| vocative
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казни
kazni
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казни
kazni
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казньѥ, казниѥ
kaznĭje, kaznije
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Descendants
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaznь.
Pronunciation
Noun
казнь • (kaznʹ) f inan (genitive ка́зни, nominative plural ка́зни, genitive plural ка́зней)
- execution (putting someone to death)
- Synonym: экзеку́ция (ekzɛkúcija)
- (dated, literary) torture, harsh punishment, retribution
- Synonym: ка́ра (kára)
- (biblical) plague (divine retribution)
- ка́зни еги́петские ― kázni jegípetskije ― the Plagues of Egypt
Declension
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