Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starostь
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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 *starъ (“old”) + *-ostь.
Noun
*starostь f[1]
Inflection
Accent paradigm a.
Declension of *starostь (i-stem, uncountable)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | *starostь |
| genitive | *starosti |
| dative | *starosti |
| accusative | *starostь |
| instrumental | *starostьjǫ, *starosťǫ* |
| locative | *starosti |
| vocative | *starosti |
* 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
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch, University of Vienna, page 10: “*sta̋rostь”