оцьтъ

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ocьtъ, itself from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄 (akeit) or 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐍄 (akēt), ultimately from Latin acetum.

Noun[edit]

оцьтъ (ocĭtŭm

  1. vinegar
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1212-1213:
      ꙗкоже и чаша стрьди налиꙗна ѥдиноѭ каплеѭ оцьта огорьчаваѥтъ
      jakože i čaša strĭdi nalijana jedinojǫ kaplejǫ ocĭta ogorĭčavajetŭ
      Just as a cup of honey becomes bitter if you add to it a single drop of vinegar

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