волхв

 

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• волхвъ (volxv) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic влъхвъ (vlŭxvŭ), from Old Church Slavonic влъснѫти (vlŭsnǫti, “to stutter”), referring to the trances the priests used in their ceremonies.

• IPA^(key): [voɫxf]

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волхв • (volxv) m anim (genitive волхва́, nominative plural волхвы́, genitive plural волхво́в)

1. magus, mage
2. (paganism) a priest; a high priest.

In modern Rodnover or Slavic neopagan groups, "волхв" is a title for higher-ranking priests, above "жрец".

• волше́бник (volšébnik)
• волше́бный (volšébnyj)
• волшебство́ (volšebstvó)

• → English: volkhv
• → Finnish: velho
• → Polish: wołchw

• видун (vidun) (intermediate-ranked priest in some neopagan Slavic groups)
• жрец (žrec) (pagan priest, Slavic pagan priest)
• колду́н (koldún)
• маг (mag)
• первосвященник (pervosvjaščennik) (high priest, other religions)
• фо́кусник (fókusnik)
• чароде́й (čarodéj)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic влъхвъ (vlŭxvŭ), from Old Church Slavonic влъснѫти (vlŭsnǫti, “to stutter”), referring to the trances the priests used in their ceremonies.

• IPA^(key): [wɔɫxʋ]

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волхв • (volxv) m pers (genitive волхва́, nominative plural волхви́, genitive plural волхві́в)

1. (paganism) priest

   Synonym: жрець (žrecʹ)

2. magician, magus, mage, sorcerer

   Synonyms: чарівни́к (čarivnýk), чароді́й (čarodíj), маг (mah), ворожби́т (vorožbýt)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “волхв”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “волхв”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “волхв”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “волхв”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “волхв”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “волхв”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “волхв”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)