кънигꙑ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.

Noun

кън҄игꙑ • (kŭnʹigy) f pl

1. (plural only) letters, writing

   Synonym: писмѧ (pismę)

   • from the Life of Good King Wencelaus:

     Навꙑчє жє кънигꙑ словѣньскꙑѩ и латиньскꙑѩ добрѣ.

     Navyče že kŭnigy slověnĭskyję i latinĭskyję dobrě.

     He learned well the Slavonic and Latin letters.

2. (plural only) book, books
3. (plural only) scriptures
   • from О писменехь:

     ст҃ыи кꙍстаннти́нъ философъ нарицаемыи ки́рилъ. тъ̏ намь пи́смена створи и҆ книгы прѣложи.

     st:yi kostanntínŭ filosofŭ naricajemyi kírilŭ. tŭ̏ namĭ písmena stvori i҆ knigy prěloži.

     Saint Constantine the Philosopher, called Cyril. He made letters for us and translated the scriptures.

Declension

Declension of кънигꙑ (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	— —	— —	кън҄игꙑ kŭnʹigy
genitive	— —	— —	кън҄игъ kŭnʹigŭ
dative	— —	— —	кън҄игамъ kŭnʹigamŭ
accusative	— —	— —	кън҄игꙑ kŭnʹigy
instrumental	— —	— —	кън҄игами kŭnʹigami
locative	— —	— —	кън҄игахъ kŭnʹigaxŭ
vocative	— —	— —	кън҄игꙑ kŭnʹigy

Related terms

• книголюбьць (knigoljubĭcĭ)
• книгоносьць (knigonosĭcĭ)
• книготворьць (knigotvorĭcĭ)
• книгохранильница (knigoxranilĭnica)
• книгохранитель (knigoxranitelĭ)
• книгочьтьць (knigočĭtĭcĭ)
• книгъчьскъ (knigŭčĭskŭ)
• кънигъчии (kŭnigŭčii)
• кънижица (kŭnižica)
• кънижьникъ (kŭnižĭnikŭ)
• кънижьница (kŭnižĭnica)
• некънижьникъ (nekŭnižĭnikŭ)

 

References

• Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004

Further reading

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “кънигꙑ”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 300
• Old Slavonic – Greek / Latin Dictionary