жертва
/[ˈʒɛrtvɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.sacrifice (offering)
- 2.victim, casualty
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian же́ртва (žértva), from Old Church Slavonic жрьтва (žrĭtva), from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva (“sacrifice”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrH-. The inherited form would be *жъртва (*žǎrtva).
Forms
- же́ртваcanonical • feminine
- žértvaromanization
- же́ртваindefinite • singular
- же́ртвиindefinite • plural
- же́ртватаdefinite • singular
- же́ртвитеdefinite • plural