агнец
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *agnьcь. Akin to а́гне (ágne).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɡnɛt͡s]
- IPA(key): [ɐɡˈnɛt͡s]
Noun
а́гнец or агне́ц • (ágnec or agnéc) m
- large lamb
- Agnus Dei, sacrificial lamb
- Paschal Lamb (Jesus Christ portrayed as a sacrifice)
- (figurative, liturgical) metaphor for bread as the embodiment of the body of Christ during transubstantiation
Declension
Declension of а́гнец
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | а́гнец ágnec |
агънци́ agǎncí |
| definite (subject form) |
а́гнецът ágnecǎt |
агънци́те agǎncíte |
| definite (object form) |
а́гнеца ágneca | |
| count form | — | а́гнеца ágneca |
Declension of агне́ц
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | агне́ц agnéc |
агне́ци agnéci |
| definite (subject form) |
агне́цът agnécǎt |
агне́ците agnécite |
| definite (object form) |
агне́ца agnéca | |
| count form | — | агне́ца agnéca |
Russian
Alternative forms
- а́гнецъ (ágnec) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic агньць (agnĭcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *agnьcь, a derivative of *àgnę; eventually from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷn-. Compare native ягнёнок (jagnjónok).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɡnʲɪt͡s]
Declension
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