Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pustošь
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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 *pustъ (“empty”) + *-ošь.
Noun
*pustošь f
- wasteland; uninhabited, abandoned or uncultivated area
Declension
Declension of *pustošь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pustošь | *pustoši | *pustoši |
| genitive | *pustoši | *pustošьju, *pustošu* | *pustošьjь, *pustoši* |
| dative | *pustoši | *pustošьma | *pustošьmъ |
| accusative | *pustošь | *pustoši | *pustoši |
| instrumental | *pustošьjǫ, *pustošǫ* | *pustošьma | *pustošьmi |
| locative | *pustoši | *pustošьju, *pustošu* | *pustošьxъ |
| vocative | *pustoši | *pustoši | *pustoši |
* 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) “пу́стошь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress