плѣнъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pelnъ.

Noun

плѣнъ (plěnŭm

  1. booty, spoils, plunder
    • ⰲⱏ ⱂⰾⱑⱀⱏ”, in Kiev Missal (in Old Church Slavonic), 915±35?, page (leaf) 4.5, line 12:
      ⰺ҆ ⱀⰵ ⱁ҆ⱅⱏⰴ́ⰰⰸⱐ ⱀⰰⱎⰵⰳⱁ ⱅⱆⰸⰺ̆ⰿⱏ · ⰺ҆ ⱀⰵ ⱁ҆ⰱⱃⰰⱅⰹ ⱀⰰ́ⱄⱏ ⰲⱏ ⱂⰾⱑ̆ⱀⱏ ⱀⰰⱃⱁⰴⱁⰿⱏ ⱂⱁⰳⰰⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏⰹⰿⱏ ·
      i҆ ne o҆tŭd́azĭ našego tuzĭmŭ · i҆ ne o҆brati násŭ vŭ plě̆nŭ narodomŭ poganĭskymŭ ·
      And do not give away what is ours to strangers, and do not turn us into the plunder/captives of pagan peoples.
  2. captivity

Declension

Declension of плѣнъ (o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative плѣнъ
plěnŭ
плѣна
plěna
плѣни
plěni
genitive плѣна
plěna
плѣноу
plěnu
плѣнъ
plěnŭ
dative плѣноу
plěnu
плѣнома
plěnoma
плѣномъ
plěnomŭ
accusative плѣнъ
plěnŭ
плѣна
plěna
плѣнꙑ
plěny
instrumental плѣномъ
plěnomŭ
плѣнома
plěnoma
плѣнꙑ
plěny
locative плѣнѣ
plěně
плѣноу
plěnu
плѣнѣхъ
plěněxŭ
vocative плѣне
plěne
плѣна
plěna
плѣни
plěni

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: плен (plen)
  • Russian: плен (plen)