бытие

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See also: бытіе and бытиё

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бꙑтиѥ (bytije), from Proto-Slavic *bytьje, from Proto-Slavic *byti. Doublet of бытьё (bytʹjó), the inherited East Slavic form.

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Pronunciation

Noun

бытие́ (bytijén inan (genitive бытия́, nominative plural *бытия́, genitive plural *быти́й)

  1. (philosophy, stilted) existence, being (the state of being, existing, or occurring)
    кни́га Бытия́kníga BytijáBook of Genesis
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

бытие (bytijón inan

  1. Alternative spelling of бытиё (bytijó)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

бытие́ (bytijén inan

  1. prepositional singular of бытиё (bytijó)