Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perlьstь

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

Etymology

By surface analysis, *per- +‎ *lьstь.

Noun

*perlьstь f

1. allure, enchantment

Declension

Declension of *perlьstь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*perlьstь	*perlьsti	*perlьsti
genitive	*perlьsti	*perlьstьju, *perlьsťu*	*perlьstьjь, *perlьsti*
dative	*perlьsti	*perlьstьma	*perlьstьmъ
accusative	*perlьstь	*perlьsti	*perlьsti
instrumental	*perlьstьjǫ, *perlьsťǫ*	*perlьstьma	*perlьstьmi
locative	*perlьsti	*perlьstьju, *perlьsťu*	*perlьstьxъ
vocative	*perlьsti	*perlьsti	*perlьsti

^* 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

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: прѣльсть (prělĭstĭ)

    • → Russian: пре́лесть (prélestʹ)
      • → Bulgarian: пре́лест (prélest)
    • Macedonian: прелест (prelest) (literary)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пре́лесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress