Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/koristь

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Proto-Slavic

Etymology

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Noun

*koristь f

  1. (originally) loot, award
  2. (by extension) gain, profit

Inflection

Declension of *koristь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *koristь *koristi *koristi
genitive *koristi *koristьju, *korisťu* *koristьjь, *koristi*
dative *koristi *koristьma *koristьmъ
accusative *koristь *koristi *koristi
instrumental *koristьjǫ, *korisťǫ* *koristьma *koristьmi
locative *koristi *koristьju, *korisťu* *koristьxъ
vocative *koristi *koristi *koristi
* 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).

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “корысть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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