жертва

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьrtva (sacrifice), from *žьrti (to sacrifice) + *-tva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐɛrtvə]
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Noun

же́ртва (žértva) f anim or f inan (genitive же́ртвы, nominative plural же́ртвы, genitive plural жертв)

  1. (historical) sacrifice
    Иакинф (Бичурин), Собрание сведений о народах, обитавших в Средней Азии в древние времена 1851:
    Обыкнове́нно в пятой луне́, по оконча́нии полевы́х рабо́т, прино́сят же́ртву духам.
    Obyknovénno v pjatoj luné, po okončánii polevýx rabót, prinósjat žértvu duxam.
    The fifth moon, after the fieldwork is done, they usually offer a sacrifice to the spirits.
  2. victim
  3. casualty

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