мочъ

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Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic мочь (močĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mȍťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *magtis, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰtis, from *megʰ-.

Cognate with Russian мочь (močʹ). Doublet of моцъ (mocʹ), borrowed from Old Polish and мощъ (mošč), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.

Noun

мочъ (močf inan (related adjective мочный)

  1. might, power, strength
  2. authority
  3. armed forces
Descendants
  • Ukrainian: міч (mič), моч (moč) (obsolete)

Further reading

  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*мочь”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 617
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мочъ, мочь II”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 193

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic *мочь (*močĭ), from Proto-Slavic *močь, from *mok-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mak-, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek-.

Noun

мочъ (močm inan

  1. urine
    Synonyms: моча (moča), сечъ (seč)
Descendants
  • Carpathian Rusyn: моч (moč)
  • Ukrainian: міч (mič), моч (moč) (dialectal, obsolete)

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мочъ, мочь I”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 193