Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prostъ
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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 Proto-Indo-European *pro-sth₂o-, from *steh₂- (“to stand”).
Adjective
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *prostъ | *prosta | *prosto |
| genitive | *prosta | *prosty | *prosta |
| dative | *prostu | *prostě | *prostu |
| accusative | *prostъ | *prostǫ | *prosto |
| instrumental | *prostomь | *prostojǫ | *prostomь |
| locative | *prostě | *prostě | *prostě |
| vocative | *proste | *prosto | *prosto |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *prosta | *prostě | *prostě |
| genitive | *prostu | *prostu | *prostu |
| dative | *prostoma | *prostama | *prostoma |
| accusative | *prosta | *prostě | *prostě |
| instrumental | *prostoma | *prostama | *prostoma |
| locative | *prostu | *prostu | *prostu |
| vocative | *prosta | *prostě | *prostě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *prosti | *prosty | *prosta |
| genitive | *prostъ | *prostъ | *prostъ |
| dative | *prostomъ | *prostamъ | *prostomъ |
| accusative | *prosty | *prosty | *prosta |
| instrumental | *prosty | *prostami | *prosty |
| locative | *prostěxъ | *prostaxъ | *prostěxъ |
| vocative | *prosti | *prosty | *prosta |
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*prȏstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 421: “adj. o (c) ‘simple, straight’”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “простой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “простой”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 72