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)

1. 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)

Descendants

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