Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věrьnostь
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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 *věrьnъ (“loyal”) + *-ostь.
Noun
*věrьnostь f
Inflection
Declension of *věrьnostь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *věrьnostь | *věrьnosti | *věrьnosti |
| genitive | *věrьnosti | *věrьnostьju, *věrьnosťu* | *věrьnostьjь, *věrьnosti* |
| dative | *věrьnosti | *věrьnostьma | *věrьnostьmъ |
| accusative | *věrьnostь | *věrьnosti | *věrьnosti |
| instrumental | *věrьnostьjǫ, *věrьnosťǫ* | *věrьnostьma | *věrьnostьmi |
| locative | *věrьnosti | *věrьnostьju, *věrьnosťu* | *věrьnostьxъ |
| vocative | *věrьnosti | *věrьnosti | *věrьnosti |
* 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:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вяра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 217