Old Church Slavonic

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тьмьница

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *tьmьnica.

Noun

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тьмьница (tĭmĭnicaf

  1. prison, dungeon
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1086-1090:
      мъноѕи бо не вѣдѧтъ чьто ѥстъ ересь ихъ и мьнѧтъ ѩ за правьдѫ страждѫщѧ и хотѧщѧ нѣчьто въсприѩти благо отъ бога за ѫзꙑ и тьмьницѧ
      mŭnodzi bo ne vědętŭ čĭto jestŭ eresĭ ixŭ i mĭnętŭ ję za pravĭdǫ straždǫštę i xotęštę něčĭto vŭsprijęti blago otŭ boga za ǫzy i tĭmĭnicę
      Many people do not understand what this heresy represents; they think that these people are suffering in the interests of justice, and that they will receive some reward from God for the prisons and fetters they have suffered.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: тъмница (tǎmnica)
  • Romanian: temniță
  • Russian: темница (temnica)
  • Serbo-Croatian: tamnica

References

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