Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krěpostь
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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 *krěpъ (“strong”) + *-ostь.
Noun
*krěpostь f
Inflection
Declension of *krěpostь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *krěpostь | *krěposti | *krěposti |
| genitive | *krěposti | *krěpostьju, *krěposťu* | *krěpostьjь, *krěposti* |
| dative | *krěposti | *krěpostьma | *krěpostьmъ |
| accusative | *krěpostь | *krěposti | *krěposti |
| instrumental | *krěpostьjǫ, *krěposťǫ* | *krěpostьma | *krěpostьmi |
| locative | *krěposti | *krěpostьju, *krěposťu* | *krěpostьxъ |
| vocative | *krěposti | *krěposti | *krěposti |
* 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
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*krěpostь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 133