казнь

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See also: къзнь

Old Church Slavonic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kaznь.

Noun[edit]

казнь (kaznĭf

  1. punishment
    • from the Story of Ahikar:
      биѥ раби мои и каꙁньми великамии каꙁаше ихь.
      bije rabi moi i kaznĭmi velikamii kazaše ixĭ.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. order

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Descendants[edit]

  • Romanian: caznă
  • Russian: казнь (kaznʹ)

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaznь.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kazʲnʲ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

казнь (kaznʹf inan (genitive ка́зни, nominative plural ка́зни, genitive plural ка́зней)

  1. execution (putting someone to death)
    Synonym: экзеку́ция (ekzɛkúcija)
  2. (dated, literary) torture, harsh punishment, retribution
    Synonym: ка́ра (kára)
  3. (biblical) plague (divine retribution)
    ка́зни еги́петскиеkázni jegípetskijethe Plagues of Egypt

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References[edit]

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