серафимъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Σεραφείμ (Serapheím) used in plural, then from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm)

Noun

серафимъ • (serafimŭ) m

1. seraphim

   серафими мъногоочитии ― serafimi mŭnogoočitii ― many-eyed seraphims

2. serapeum

References

Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “серафимъ”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 601

Russian

Etymology

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Noun

серафи́мъ • (serafím) m anim (genitive серафи́ма, nominative plural серафи́мы, genitive plural серафи́мовъ)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of серафим (serafim).

Declension

Pre-reform declension of серафи́мъ (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	серафи́мъ serafím	серафи́мы serafímy
genitive	серафи́ма serafíma	серафи́мовъ serafímov
dative	серафи́му serafímu	серафи́мамъ serafímam
accusative	серафи́ма serafíma	серафи́мовъ serafímov
instrumental	серафи́момъ serafímom	серафи́мами serafímami
prepositional	серафи́мѣ serafímě	серафи́махъ serafímax

References

Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “Сераф”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.