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Noun

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молити (moľiťi)

  1. definite singular dative of моли (moľi)

Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *modliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-.

Verb

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молити (molitiimpf

  1. to ask for
  2. to beg
    • from Slavonic Josephus, книга 6, 460в:
      молѧхꙋтсѧ да оулꙋчѧть ѿ него сп҃сение. титъ же рече имъ врѣмѧ прошенїѧ миноуло. [...] и тако рекъ повелѣ мꙋчити и, и би ѧ.
      molęxutsę da ulučętĭ otŭ nego sp:senije. titŭ že reče imŭ vrěmę prošeniję minulo. [...] i tako rekŭ povelě mučiti i, i bi ę.
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  3. to pray
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 192-196:
      нъ чьто глаголѭтъ еретици мꙑ паче васъ бога молимъ и бъдимъ и молимъ сѧ а не живемъ въ лѣности ꙗкоже и вꙑ
      nŭ čĭto glagoljǫtŭ eretici my pače vasŭ boga molimŭ i bŭdimŭ i molimŭ sę a ne živemŭ vŭ lěnosti jakože i vy
      What do the heretics say? ‘We pray to God more than you do, we keep vigils and prayers, we do not live in laziness as you do.’

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References

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  • S. C. Gardiner, Old church Slavonic: an elementary grammar, Cambridge University Press, 1984.
  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[1], София

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *modliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mǒliti/
  • Hyphenation: мо‧ли‧ти

Verb

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мо̀лити impf (Latin spelling mòliti)

  1. (transitive) to ask, request
  2. (reflexive) to pray

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old Ukrainian молити (moliti), from Old East Slavic молити (moliti), from Proto-Slavic *modliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-.

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  • IPA(key): [mɔˈɫɪte]
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Verb

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моли́ти (molýtyimpf

  1. to implore, to entreat, to beseech
  2. to pray, to beg

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