жѧтва
See also: жатва
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žętva. By surface analysis, жѧти (žęti) + -тва (-tva).
Noun
жѧтва • (žętva) f
- harvest
- “ⰶⱔⱅⰲⰰ (line 2, leaf 6.5)”, in Codex Marianus [Ф.87 №6] (in Old Church Slavonic), National Library of Russia, 1016±16, page Mt:9:37:
- жѧтва ꙋбо мънога а дѣлатель мало ·
- žętva ubo mŭnoga a dělatelĭ malo ·
- The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
- “ⰶⱔⱅⰲⰰ (line 2, leaf 6.5)”, in Codex Marianus [Ф.87 №6] (in Old Church Slavonic), National Library of Russia, 1016±16, page Mt:9:37:
Declension
Declension of жѧтва (hard a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | жѧтва žętva | жѧтвѣ žętvě | жѧтвꙑ žętvy |
| Accusative | жѧтвѫ žętvǫ | жѧтвѣ žętvě | жѧтвꙑ žętvy |
| Genitive | жѧтвꙑ žętvy | жѧтвоу žętvu | жѧтвъ žętvŭ |
| Locative | жѧтвѣ žętvě | жѧтвоу žętvu | жѧтвахъ žętvaxŭ |
| Dative | жѧтвѣ žętvě | жѧтвама žętvama | жѧтвамъ žętvamŭ |
| Instrumental | жѧтвоѭ žętvojǫ | жѧтвама žętvama | жѧтвами žętvami |
| Vocative | жѧтво žętvo | жѧтвѣ žętvě | жѧтвꙑ žętvy |
Derived terms
- жѧтвьнъ (žętvĭnŭ)
Further reading
- Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “жѧтва”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 222