Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starějь

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Adjective

*starějь

older; comparative degree of *starъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *starějь (comparative)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*starějь	*starějьši	*starěje
genitive	*starějьša	*starějьšę̇	*starějьša
dative	*starějьšu	*starějьši	*starějьšu
accusative	*starějьšь	*starějьšǫ	*starěje
instrumental	*starějьšemь	*starějьšejǫ	*starějьšemь
locative	*starějьši	*starějьši	*starějьši
vocative	*starějьšu	*starějьše	*starějьše
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*starějьša	*starějьši	*starějьši
genitive	*starějьšu	*starějьšu	*starějьšu
dative	*starějьšema	*starějьšama	*starějьšema
accusative	*starějьša	*starějьši	*starějьši
instrumental	*starějьšema	*starějьšama	*starějьšema
locative	*starějьšu	*starějьšu	*starějьšu
vocative	*starějьša	*starějьši	*starějьši
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*starějьše	*starějьšę̇	*starějьša
genitive	*starějьšь	*starějьšь	*starějьšь
dative	*starějьšemъ	*starějьšamъ	*starějьšemъ
accusative	*starějьšę̇	*starějьšę̇	*starějьša
instrumental	*starějьši	*starějьšami	*starějьši
locative	*starějьšixъ	*starějьšaxъ	*starějьšixъ
vocative	*starějьši	*starějьšę̇	*starějьša

Definite declension of *starějь (comparative)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*starějь	*starějьšija	*starějьšeje
genitive	*starějьšajego	*starějьšę̇ję̇	*starějьšajego
dative	*starějьšujemu	*starějьšiji	*starějьšujemu
accusative	*starějьšьjь	*starějьšǫjǫ	*starějьšeje
instrumental	*starějьšijimь	*starějьšǫjǫ	*starějьšijimь
locative	*starějьšijemь	*starějьšiji	*starějьšijemь
vocative	*starějьšьjь	*starějьšaja	*starějьšeje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*starějьšaja	*starějьšiji	*starějьšiji
genitive	*starějьšuju	*starějьšuju	*starějьšuju
dative	*starějьšijima	*starějьšijima	*starějьšijima
accusative	*starějьšaja	*starějьšiji	*starějьšiji
instrumental	*starějьšijima	*starějьšijima	*starějьšijima
locative	*starějьšuju	*starějьšuju	*starějьšuju
vocative	*starějьšaja	*starějьšiji	*starějьšiji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*starějьšeji	*starějьšę̇ję̇	*starějьšaja
genitive	*starějьšьjixъ	*starějьšьjixъ	*starějьšьjixъ
dative	*starějьšijimъ	*starějьšijimъ	*starějьšijimъ
accusative	*starějьšę̇ję̇	*starějьšę̇ję̇	*starějьšaja
instrumental	*starějьšijimi	*starějьšijimi	*starějьšijimi
locative	*starějьšijixъ	*starějьšijixъ	*starějьšijixъ
vocative	*starějьšiji	*starějьšę̇ję̇	*starějьšaja

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: ста́ршы (stáršy), старэ́йшы (staréjšy)
- Russian: старе́е (staréje), старе́й (staréj), ста́рший (stáršij), старе́йший (staréjšij)
- Ukrainian: ста́рший (stáršyj), старі́йший (staríjšyj)
- Old Novgorodian: старѣи (starěi)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: старѣи (starěi)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: ста̀ријӣ
  
  Latin script: stàrijī
- Slovene: starȇjši (tonal orthography)
East Slavic:
- Czech: starší
- Kashubian: stôrszi
- Polish: starszy, starzej
- Slovak: starší
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: staršy
  - Upper Sorbian: starjejšy