Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drevьnostь
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *drevьnъ (“ancient”) + *-ostь (“-ness”).
Noun
[edit]*drevьnostь f
Declension
[edit]Declension of *drevьnostь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *drevьnostь | *drevьnosti | *drevьnosti |
| genitive | *drevьnosti | *drevьnostьju, *drevьnosťu* | *drevьnostьjь, *drevьnosti* |
| dative | *drevьnosti | *drevьnostьma | *drevьnostьmъ |
| accusative | *drevьnostь | *drevьnosti | *drevьnosti |
| instrumental | *drevьnostьjǫ, *drevьnosťǫ* | *drevьnostьma | *drevьnostьmi |
| locative | *drevьnosti | *drevьnostьju, *drevьnosťu* | *drevьnostьxъ |
| vocative | *drevьnosti | *drevьnosti | *drevьnosti |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- Russian: дре́вность (drévnostʹ)
- Ukrainian: дре́вність (drévnistʹ)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: древност (drevnost)
- Macedonian: древност (drevnost)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: дре́вно̄ст
- Latin script: drévnōst
Further reading
[edit]- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “древен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 423