Old Church Slavonic

Noun

мощь • ‎(moštĭ) f

1. ability
2. power

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic мощь ‎(moštĭ). Compare native мочь ‎(močʹ) and Ukrainian міч ‎(mič) (both inherited from Old East Slavic мочь ‎(močĭ)) and Ukrainian міць ‎(micʹ) and Belarusian моц ‎(moc) (both borrowed from Polish moc).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moɕː]

Noun

мощь • ‎(moščʹ) f inan ‎(genitive мо́щи, uncountable)

1. might, force, power, strength

Declension

Related terms

• мо́щи ‎(móšči)
• мо́щный ‎(móščnyj)