ꙗдра

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• ѣдра (ědra), нѣдра (nědra)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jadra.

Noun

ꙗдра • (jadra) pl

1. lap, arms, bosom
   • 11th century, Retko, Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Cyrillic), page 452, line 18:

     въ рѫцѣ свои въ своꙗ ꙗдра · аште ли вѣтьскꙑ

     vŭ rǫcě svoi vŭ svoja jadra · ašte li větĭsky

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2. bosom, fold of clothes
   • 11th century, Psalterium Sinaiticum (in Glagolitic), Book of Psalms 73:11:

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     [въскѫѭ възвраштаеші рѫкѫ твоѭ · і десніцѫ твоѭ отъ срѣдꙑ ѣдръ твоіхъ до коньца]

     vŭskǫjǫ vŭzvraštaeši rǫkǫ tvojǫ · i desnicǫ tvojǫ otŭ srědy ědrŭ tvoixŭ do konĭca

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3. heart, bosom
   • 11th century, Psalterium Sinaiticum (in Glagolitic), Book of Psalms 34:13:

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     [и молитва моѣ вь нѣдра моѣ възвратитъ сѩ]

     i molitva moě vĭ nědra moě vŭzvratitŭ sję

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Declension

Declension of ꙗдра (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	— —	— —	ꙗдра jadra
genitive	— —	— —	ꙗдръ jadrŭ
dative	— —	— —	ꙗдромъ jadromŭ
accusative	— —	— —	ꙗдра jadra
instrumental	— —	— —	ꙗдрꙑ jadry
locative	— —	— —	ꙗдрѣхъ jadrěxŭ
vocative	— —	— —	ꙗдра jadra

References

• “ꙗдра”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024