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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tvarь.
Noun
тварь • (tvarĭ) f
- creation
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1095-1100:
како бо хотѧтъ комоу бꙑти мили и тьмами страждѫтъ диꙗвола творьца нарицаѭще чловѣкомъ и вьсеи твари божии?- kako bo xotętŭ komu byti mili i tĭmami straždǫtŭ dijavola tvorĭca naricajǫšte člověkomŭ i vĭsei tvari božii?
- How could they deserve any compassion, even if a host of them suffer, when they claim the devil as creator of mankind and all the divine creation?
Declension
Declension of тварь (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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тварь
tvarĭ
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твари
tvari
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твари
tvari
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| genitive
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твари
tvari
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тварью, тварию
tvarĭju, tvariju
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тварьи, тварии
tvarĭi, tvarii
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| dative
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твари
tvari
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тварьма
tvarĭma
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тварьмъ
tvarĭmŭ
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| accusative
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тварь
tvarĭ
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твари
tvari
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твари
tvari
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| instrumental
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тварьѭ, твариѭ
tvarĭjǫ, tvarijǫ
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тварьма
tvarĭma
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тварьми
tvarĭmi
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| locative
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твари
tvari
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тварью, тварию
tvarĭju, tvariju
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тварьхъ
tvarĭxŭ
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| vocative
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твари
tvari
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твари
tvari
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тварьѥ, твариѥ
tvarĭje, tvarije
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic тварь (tvarĭ, “item, object, creation”), from Proto-Slavic *tvarь.
Pronunciation
Noun
тварь • (tvarʹ) f anim (genitive тва́ри, nominative plural тва́ри, genitive plural тва́рей)
- creature, being, animal, beast, monster
- (derogatory) someone mean, vile, worthless
1893, Антон Чехов , “II”, in Рассказ неизвестного человека; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., An Anonymous Story, 1917:Я не ла́дил с По́лей. Э́то была́ хорошо́ упи́танная, избало́ванная тварь, обожа́вшая Орло́ва за то, что он ба́рин, и презира́вшая меня́ за то, что я лаке́й.- Ja ne ládil s Pólej. Éto bylá xorošó upítannaja, izbalóvannaja tvarʹ, obožávšaja Orlóva za to, što on bárin, i prezirávšaja menjá za to, što ja lakéj.
- I did not get on with Polya. She was a well-fed and pampered hussy who adored Orlov because he was a gentleman and despised me because I was a footman.
Declension