мочъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old East Slavic мочь (močĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mȍťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *magtis, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰtis, from *megʰ-.

    Cognate with Russian мочь (močʹ). Doublet of моцъ (mocʹ), borrowed from Old Polish and мощъ (mošč), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.

    Noun

    мочъ • (moč) f inan (related adjective мочный)

    1. might, power, strength
    2. authority
    3. armed forces
    Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *megʰ- (0 c, 4 e)
    Descendants
    • Ukrainian: міч (mič), моч (moč) (obsolete)

    Further reading

    • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*мочь”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 617
    • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мочъ, мочь II”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 193

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Old East Slavic *мочь (*močĭ), from Proto-Slavic *močь, from *mok-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mak-, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek-.

      Noun

      мочъ • (moč) m inan

      1. urine
        Synonyms: моча (moča), сечъ (seč)
      Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mh₂ek- (0 c, 1 e)
      Descendants
      • Carpathian Rusyn: моч (moč)
      • Ukrainian: міч (mič), моч (moč) (dialectal, obsolete)

      Further reading

      • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мочъ, мочь I”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 193
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