вещь

Old Church Slavonic

вещь

Alternative forms

  • вѣщь (věštĭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *veťь.

Noun

вещь • (veštĭ) f

  1. thing, matter, object
    • from Vita Constantini, 0400700-0400810:
      философе, хотѣхь оувѣдѣти, что ѥсть философиа? онꙿ же скоромь оумомь рече абꙇе: божꙇимь и чловѣчьскꙑмь вещемь разꙋмь
      filosofe, xotěxĭ uvěděti, čto jestĭ filosofia? onꙿ že skoromĭ umomĭ reče abie: božiimĭ i člověčĭskymĭ veštemĭ razumĭ
      Philosopher, I wish to learn what philosophy is. With his quick mind, he replied immediately: The knowledge of matters divine and human
  2. nature, essence
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 242-243:
      коумири бо камѣни и дрѣвѣни сѫще вещиѭ не видѧтъ ни слꙑшѧтъ
      kumiri bo kaměni i drěvěni sǫšte veštijǫ ne vidętŭ ni slyšętŭ
      for idols are made of wood and stone, and of their nature neither hear nor see
  3. material good, property, possession

Declension

Derived terms

  • безвещьнъ (bezveštĭnŭ)
  • безвещьствьнъ (bezveštĭstvĭnŭ)
  • вещьнъ (veštĭnŭ)
  • вещьство (veštĭstvo)
  • вещьствьнъ (veštĭstvĭnŭ)
  • невещьствьнъ (neveštĭstvĭnŭ)

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: вещ (vešt)
  • Old East Slavic: вещь (veščĭ)
    • Russian: вещь (veščʹ)
      • Armenian: վեշ (veš)
      • Azerbaijani: veş
      • Georgian: ვეში (veši)
      • Kildin Sami: ве̄шшь (viešš’)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вещь (veščĭ), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вещь (veštĭ), from Proto-Slavic *veťь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲeɕː]
  • (file)

Noun

вещь • (veščʹ) f inan (genitive ве́щи, nominative plural ве́щи, genitive plural веще́й, relational adjective вещево́й, diminutive вещи́ца or вещи́чка)

  1. thing, object
  2. things, belongings, goods, stuff

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: վեշ (veš)
  • Azerbaijani: veş
  • Georgian: ვეში (veši)
  • Kildin Sami: ве̄шшь (viešš’)
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