Old Church Slavonic edit

Noun edit

мощь (moštĭf

  1. ability
  2. power

Declension edit

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мощь (moštĭ), from Proto-Slavic *moťь. Compare native мочь (močʹ) and Ukrainian міч (mič) (both inherited from Old East Slavic мочь (močĭ)) and Ukrainian міць (micʹ) and Belarusian моц (moc) (both borrowed from Polish moc).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [moɕː]
  • (file)

Noun edit

мощь (moščʹf inan (genitive мо́щи, uncountable)

  1. might, force, power, strength

Declension edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мощь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress