Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žestъkъ
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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
Adjective
*žestъkъ
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *žestъkъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žestъkъ | *žestъka | *žestъko |
| genitive | *žestъka | *žestъky | *žestъka |
| dative | *žestъku | *žestъcě | *žestъku |
| accusative | *žestъkъ | *žestъkǫ | *žestъko |
| instrumental | *žestъkomь | *žestъkojǫ | *žestъkomь |
| locative | *žestъcě | *žestъcě | *žestъcě |
| vocative | *žestъče | *žestъko | *žestъko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žestъka | *žestъcě | *žestъcě |
| genitive | *žestъku | *žestъku | *žestъku |
| dative | *žestъkoma | *žestъkama | *žestъkoma |
| accusative | *žestъka | *žestъcě | *žestъcě |
| instrumental | *žestъkoma | *žestъkama | *žestъkoma |
| locative | *žestъku | *žestъku | *žestъku |
| vocative | *žestъka | *žestъcě | *žestъcě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žestъci | *žestъky | *žestъka |
| genitive | *žestъkъ | *žestъkъ | *žestъkъ |
| dative | *žestъkomъ | *žestъkamъ | *žestъkomъ |
| accusative | *žestъky | *žestъky | *žestъka |
| instrumental | *žestъky | *žestъkami | *žestъky |
| locative | *žestъcěxъ | *žestъkaxъ | *žestъcěxъ |
| vocative | *žestъci | *žestъky | *žestъka |
Definite declension of *žestъkъ (hard)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёсткий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress