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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

*po- +‎ *stьlati (“to spread”) +‎ *-jь.

Noun

*posteľь f

  1. bedding, bedclothes

Inflection

Declension of *posteljь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *posteljь *postelji *postelji
genitive *postelji *posteljьju, *postelju* *posteljьjь, *postelji*
dative *postelji *posteljьma *posteljьmъ
accusative *posteljь *postelji *postelji
instrumental *posteljьjǫ, *posteljǫ* *posteljьma *posteljьmi
locative *postelji *posteljьju, *postelju* *posteljьxъ
vocative *postelji *postelji *postelji

* 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), “посте́ль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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