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 nasǫštĭnŭi ― our bread as an essential or vital necessity

Related terms

сѫштьнъ (sǫštĭnŭ)
сѫщьство (sǫštĭstvo)

Descendants

→ Serbo-Croatian: насушни
→ Russian: насущный (nasuščnyj)
→ Ukrainian: насущний (nasuščnyj)

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