Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lьstь
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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
According to Derksen, ‘probably’ a borrowing from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (lists), from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Pronk-Tiethoff points out that while morphologically a West-Germanic origin cannot be fully ruled out, the semantics in Slavic better match those of the Gothic word than those of the Old High German and Old Saxon reflexes of Germanic *listiz.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *lь̏stь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lь̏stь | *lь̏sti | *lь̏sti |
| genitive | *lьstí | *lьstьjù, *lьsťu* | *lьstь̀jь |
| dative | *lь̏sti | *lьstьmà | *lь̏stьmъ |
| accusative | *lь̏stь | *lь̏sti | *lь̏sti |
| instrumental | *lьstьjǫ́ | *lьstьmà | *lьstьmì |
| locative | *lьstí | *lьstьjù, *lьsťu* | *lь̏stьxъ |
| vocative | *lьsti | *lь̏sti | *lь̏sti |
* 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).
Derived terms
- *perlьstь (“charm, enchantment”)
- *lьstiti (“to deceive, to seduce”)
- *lьstiteľь (“seducer”)
- *lьstьnъ (“easy, done with a trick”)
- *lьstьcь (“trickster”)
- *lьstivъ (“seductive”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лъст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 560
- Pronk-Tiethoff, Saskia E. (2013) The Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic, Amsterdam - New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 149-150
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lьstь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 97
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lь̑stь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 298: “f. i (c) ‘ruse’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “lьstь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c smiger, bedrag (PR 138)”