насѫщьнъ
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- насѫштьнъ (nasǫštĭnŭ)
- (New Church Slavonic) насꙋщный (nasuštnyj)
Etymology
From на (na, “on”) + сѫщьнъ (sǫštĭnŭ, “of being or essence”). Calque of Ancient Greek ἐπιούσιος (epioúsios).
Adjective
насѫщьнъ • (nasǫštĭnŭ)
- vital, essential, urgent, necessary, supersubstantial
- хлѣбъ нашь насѫщьнъі ― xlěbŭ našĭ nasǫštĭny ― our bread as an essential or vital necessity
Related terms
- сѫштьнъ (sǫštĭnŭ)
- сѫщьство (sǫštĭstvo)