From the imperative form of *bъděti (“to be awake”) + *gȍstь (“guest”).
*Bъdigostь m
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *Bъdigostь | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьje, *Bъdigosťe* |
genitive | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьju, *Bъdigosťu* | *Bъdigostьjь, *Bъdigosti* |
dative | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьma | *Bъdigostьmъ |
accusative | *Bъdigostь | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigosti |
instrumental | *Bъdigostьmь | *Bъdigostьma | *Bъdigostьmi |
locative | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьju, *Bъdigosťu* | *Bъdigostьxъ |
vocative | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьje, *Bъdigosťe* |
* 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).