тьмьница

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Old Church Slavonic

тьмьница

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnica.

Noun

тьмьница (tĭmĭnicaf

  1. prison, dungeon
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1086-1090:
      мъноѕи бо не вѣдѧтъ чьто ѥстъ ересь ихъ и мьнѧтъ ѩ за правьдѫ страждѫщѧ и хотѧщѧ нѣчьто въсприѩти благо отъ бога за ѫзꙑ и тьмьницѧ
      mŭnodzi bo ne vědętŭ čĭto jestŭ eresĭ ixŭ i mĭnętŭ ję za pravĭdǫ straždǫštę i xotęštę něčĭto vŭsprijęti blago otŭ boga za ǫzy i tĭmĭnicę
      Many people do not understand what this heresy represents; they think that these people are suffering in the interests of justice, and that they will receive some reward from God for the prisons and fetters they have suffered.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: тъмница (tǎmnica)
  • Romanian: temniță
  • Russian: темница (temnica)
  • Serbo-Croatian: tamnica

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