Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čistostь
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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 *čistъ (“clean, pure”) + *-ostь (“-ness”).
Noun
*čistostь f
Declension
Declension of *čistostь (i-stem, uncountable)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | *čistostь |
| genitive | *čistosti |
| dative | *čistosti |
| accusative | *čistostь |
| instrumental | *čistostьjǫ, *čistosťǫ* |
| locative | *čistosti |
| vocative | *čistosti |
* 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).
Synonyms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čistostь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 120
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “*čistostь”, in Słownik prasłowiański (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 211