Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmьrtьnostь

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

From *sъmьrtьnъ +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*sъmьrtьnostь f

1. mortality

Declension

Declension of *sъmьrtьnostь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъmьrtьnostь	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti
genitive	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnostьju, *sъmьrtьnosťu*	*sъmьrtьnostьjь, *sъmьrtьnosti*
dative	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnostьma	*sъmьrtьnostьmъ
accusative	*sъmьrtьnostь	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti
instrumental	*sъmьrtьnostьjǫ, *sъmьrtьnosťǫ*	*sъmьrtьnostьma	*sъmьrtьnostьmi
locative	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnostьju, *sъmьrtьnosťu*	*sъmьrtьnostьxъ
vocative	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti

^* 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: смяро́тнасць (smjarótnascʹ)
  • Russian: сме́ртность (smértnostʹ)
  • Ukrainian: сме́ртність (smértnistʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: смъртност (smǎrtnost)
  • Macedonian: смр́тност (smŕtnost)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: смр̏тно̄ст

    Latin script: smȑtnōst

  • Slovene: smŕtnost (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: smrtnost
  • Old Polish: śmiertność