Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/propovědь

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

Ultimately, derived from *věděti (“to know”).

Noun

*propovědь f

1. sermon

Declension

Declension of *propovědь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*propovědь	*propovědi	*propovědi
genitive	*propovědi	*propovědьju, *propověďu*	*propovědьjь, *propovědi*
dative	*propovědi	*propovědьma	*propovědьmъ
accusative	*propovědь	*propovědi	*propovědi
instrumental	*propovědьjǫ, *propověďǫ*	*propovědьma	*propovědьmi
locative	*propovědi	*propovědьju, *propověďu*	*propovědьxъ
vocative	*propovědi	*propovědi	*propovědi

^* 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

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: про́паведзь (própavjedzʹ)
  • Ukrainian: про́повідь (própovidʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: проповѣдь (propovědĭ)

    • → Russian: про́поведь (própovedʹ)
  • Bulgarian: про́повед (própoved)
  • Macedonian: проповед (propoved)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: про̏пове̄д, про̏повије̄д

    Latin script: prȍpovēd, prȍpovijēd