Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorostь

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 *xorъ (“dark, black”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*xorostь f

1. beauty, pleasantness, prettiness
2. convenience

Inflection

Declension of *xorostь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*xorostь	*xorosti	*xorosti
genitive	*xorosti	*xorostьju, *xorosťu*	*xorostьjь, *xorosti*
dative	*xorosti	*xorostьma	*xorostьmъ
accusative	*xorostь	*xorosti	*xorosti
instrumental	*xorostьjǫ, *xorosťǫ*	*xorostьma	*xorostьmi
locative	*xorosti	*xorostьju, *xorosťu*	*xorostьxъ
vocative	*xorosti	*xorosti	*xorosti

^* 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).

Derived terms

adjectives

• *xoroščьnъ (“beautiful; good”)

 

Related terms

• *xarъ (“gloomy, dark; dilapidated, shabby”)
  • *xarati, *xariti
  • *xarobylьje n, *xarobura f
  • *xaropǫditi
• *xorxoriti (“to brag, show off; to be defiant”)
• *xorovitъ (“beautiful; kind, fine”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *хорость (*xorostĭ)
    • ⇒ Old Ruthenian: *хороство (*xorostvo)
      • Belarusian: (dialectal) хороство́ (xorostvó, “beauty, splendour”)
      • Ukrainian: (dialectal) хоро́ство (xoróstvo, “beauty”)
    • Russian: (dialectal) хо́рость (xórostʹ, “convenience; beauty, pleasantness”)