Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *niščeta.

Noun edit

нищета (ništetaf

  1. poverty
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 2132-2133:
      ли къто нищетꙑ бѣжѧ отъходитъ въ манастꙑрь и не могꙑи дѣтьми пещи сѧ отъбѣгаѥтъ ихъ то оуже не любъве божиѩ тамо ищетъ
      li kŭto ništety běžę otŭxoditŭ vŭ manastyrĭ i ne mogyi dětĭmi pešti sę otŭběgajetŭ ixŭ to uže ne ljubŭve božiję tamo ištetŭ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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References edit

  • Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *niščeta. Equivalent to ни́щий (níščij) +‎ -ота́ (-otá).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪɕːɪˈta]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun edit

нищета́ (niščetáf inan (genitive нищеты́, uncountable)

  1. poverty, destitution, penury, misery
  2. beggars, beggary

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