боукꙑ
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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *buky.
Noun
боукꙑ • (buky) f
- letter
- from the Luke 16:7:
- приими боукъви твоѩ и напиши осмь десѧть
- priimi bukŭvi tvoję i napiši osmĭ desętĭ
- Take your bill, and write eighty. (lit. "Take your letters, and write eighty", translating Greek γράμματα)
- from the Life of Constantine:
- радъ идоу тамо, аще имоуть боукви въ ꙗзꙑкъ свои.
- radŭ idu tamo, ašte imutĭ bukvi vŭ jazykŭ svoi.
- I will gladly go there if they have letters for their tongue.
- from the Luke 16:7:
- writing, book
Declension
Declension of боукꙑ (v-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | боукꙑ buky |
боукъви bukŭvi |
боукъви bukŭvi |
| genitive | боукъве bukŭve |
боукъвоу bukŭvu |
боукъвъ bukŭvŭ |
| dative | боукъви bukŭvi |
боукъвама bukŭvama |
боукъвамъ bukŭvamŭ |
| accusative | боукъвь bukŭvĭ |
боукъви bukŭvi |
боукъви bukŭvi |
| instrumental | боукъвьѭ, боукъвиѭ bukŭvĭjǫ, bukŭvijǫ |
боукъвама bukŭvama |
боукъвами bukŭvami |
| locative | боукъве bukŭve |
боукъвоу bukŭvu |
боукъвахъ bukŭvaxŭ |
| vocative | боукꙑ buky |
боукъви bukŭvi |
боукъви bukŭvi |
Derived terms
- аꙁъбоукꙑ (azŭbuky), аꙁъбоукникъ (azŭbuknikŭ), аꙁъбоукар҄ь (azŭbukarʹĭ)
Further reading
- Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “боукꙑ”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk