Словѣньскъ

Old Church Slavonic

Slavic · historical / hidden variety

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Old Church Slavonic (9th century) was created by Saints Cyril and Methodius for Slavic Christian liturgy. It became the literary and liturgical language of Orthodox Slavic peoples and the basis for Church Slavonic.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Old Church Slavonic

Water

вода

/vodɑ/

Fire

огнь

/oɡnʲ/

Sun

слъньце

/slɤnɪtse/

Moon

лоуна

/lunɑ/

Mother

мати

/mɑti/

Father

отьць

/otɪtsɪ/

Eat

ꙗсти

/jɑsti/

Drink

пити

/piti/

Love

любъвь

/lʲubɤvɪ/

Heart

срьдьце

/sɪrɪdɪtse/

Tree

дрѣво

/drɛːvo/

House

домъ

/domɤ/

Dog

пьсъ

/pɪsɤ/

Cat

котъка

/kotɤkɑ/

Hand

рѫка

/rõkɑ/

Eye

око

/oko/

Hello

радоуисѧ

/rɑdujisẽ/

Thank you

благодарьствоую

/blɑɡodɑrʲstvuju/

One

ѥдинъ

/jedinɤ/

Good

добръ

/dobrɤ/

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Words compared

Compared with related Slavic languages

Meaning Old Church SlavonicOld East SlavicUkrainianBelarusianRusynBulgarianSlovenian
Water вода /vodɑ/ вода /voda/ вода /vɔˈdɑ/ вада /vada/ вода /ˈvoda/ вода /vɔda/ voda /voːda/
Fire огнь /oɡnʲ/ огнь /oɡnĭ/ вогонь /voˈɦonʲ/ агонь /aɣonʲ/ огень /ˈohenʲ/ огън /ɔɡɤn/ ogenj /oːɡənj/
Sun слъньце /slɤnɪtse/ сълньце /sŭlnĭtse/ сонце /sɔnt͡sɛ/ сонца /sont͡sa/ сонце /ˈsont͡se/ слънце /slɤnt͡sɛ/ sonce /soːnt͡sɛ/
Moon лоуна /lunɑ/ мѣсѧць /měsętsĭ/ місяць /ˈmʲisʲɑt͡sʲ/ месяц /mʲesʲat͡s/ місяць /ˈmʲisʲat͡sʲ/ луна /luna/ luna /luːna/
Mother мати /mɑti/ мати /mati/ мати /mɑtɪ/ маці /mat͡sʲi/ мати /ˈmati/ майка /majka/ mati /maːti/
Father отьць /otɪtsɪ/ отьць /otĭtsĭ/ батько /bɑtʲkɔ/ бацька /bat͡sʲka/ отець /ˈotet͡sʲ/ баща /baʃta/ oče /oːt͡ʃɛ/
Eat ꙗсти /jɑsti/ ѣсти /ěsti/ їсти /jistɪ/ есці /jesʲt͡sʲi/ їсти /ˈjisti/ ям /jam/ jesti /jɛːsti/
Drink пити /piti/ пити /piti/ пити /pɪtɪ/ піць /pʲit͡sʲ/ пити /ˈpiti/ пия /pijɐ/ piti /piːti/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Old Church Slavonic
Азъ хощѫ искоусити ризѫ ѭже видѣхъ въ коупѣтельници прѣмо гостиници
Russian
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля
Arabic (MSA)
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Chinese (Mandarin)
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
English
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
German
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
Hindi
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
Japanese
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです

Compare with closely-related languages

Belarusian
Я хачу прымерыць касцюм які я бачыў у краме насупраць гатэля
Czech
Já chci vyzkoušet oblek který jsem viděl v obchodě naproti hotelu
Old Church Slavonic
Азъ хощѫ искоусити ризѫ ѭже видѣхъ въ коупѣтельници прѣмо гостиници
Russian
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля
Serbian
Ја желим да пробам одело које сам видео у продавници преко пута хотела

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