Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xytrostь
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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 *xytrъ (“cunning”) + *-ostь.
Noun
Inflection
Declension of *xytrostь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xytrostь | *xytrosti | *xytrosti |
| genitive | *xytrosti | *xytrostьju, *xytrosťu* | *xytrostьjь, *xytrosti* |
| dative | *xytrosti | *xytrostьma | *xytrostьmъ |
| accusative | *xytrostь | *xytrosti | *xytrosti |
| instrumental | *xytrostьjǫ, *xytrosťǫ* | *xytrostьma | *xytrostьmi |
| locative | *xytrosti | *xytrostьju, *xytrosťu* | *xytrostьxъ |
| vocative | *xytrosti | *xytrosti | *xytrosti |
* 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:
- Russian: хи́трость (xítrostʹ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xytrostь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 162