мощь

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Old Church Slavonic

Pronunciation

Noun

мощь (moštĭf

  1. ability
  2. power

Declension

Declension of мощь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative мощь
moštĭ
мощи
mošti
мощи
mošti
genitive мощи
mošti
мощью, мощию
moštĭju, moštiju
мощьи, мощии
moštĭi, moštii
dative мощи
mošti
мощьма
moštĭma
мощьмъ
moštĭmŭ
accusative мощь
moštĭ
мощи
mošti
мощи
mošti
instrumental мощьѭ, мощиѭ
moštĭjǫ, moštijǫ
мощьма
moštĭma
мощьми
moštĭmi
locative мощи
mošti
мощью, мощию
moštĭju, moštiju
мощьхъ
moštĭxŭ
vocative мощи
mošti
мощи
mošti
мощьѥ, мощиѥ
moštĭje, moštije

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мощь (moštĭ), from Proto-Slavic *moťь. Compare native мочь (močʹ) and Ukrainian міч (mič) (both inherited from Old East Slavic мочь (močĭ)) and Ukrainian міць (micʹ) and Belarusian моц (moc) (both borrowed from Polish moc).

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Noun

мощь (moščʹf inan (genitive мо́щи, uncountable)

  1. might, force, power, strength

Declension

References

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