Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ostь
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *akstis, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Noun
[edit]*ostь f
Declension
[edit]Declension of *ostь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ostь | *osti | *osti |
| genitive | *osti | *ostьju, *osťu* | *ostьjь, *osti* |
| dative | *osti | *ostьma | *ostьmъ |
| accusative | *ostь | *osti | *osti |
| instrumental | *ostьjǫ, *osťǫ* | *ostьma | *ostьmi |
| locative | *osti | *ostьju, *osťu* | *ostьxъ |
| vocative | *osti | *osti | *osti |
* 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: ость (ostʹ)
- South Slavic:
- Slovene: ȏst (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ость”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress