Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pověstь

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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 *po- +‎ *věstь, from an earlier *povĕdtь.

Noun

*pověstь f

  1. tale, narration
  2. teaching

Declension

Declension of *pověstь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pověstь *pověsti *pověsti
genitive *pověsti *pověstьju, *pověsťu* *pověstьjь, *pověsti*
dative *pověsti *pověstьma *pověstьmъ
accusative *pověstь *pověsti *pověsti
instrumental *pověstьjǫ, *pověsťǫ* *pověstьma *pověstьmi
locative *pověsti *pověstьju, *pověsťu* *pověstьxъ
vocative *pověsti *pověsti *pověsti

* 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

  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “повест”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 404