Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zavistь

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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 *za- +‎ *viděti. Cognate to Latin invidia (envy).

Noun

*zavistь f

  1. envy

Declension

Declension of *zavistь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zavistь *zavisti *zavisti
genitive *zavisti *zavistьju, *zavisťu* *zavistьjь, *zavisti*
dative *zavisti *zavistьma *zavistьmъ
accusative *zavistь *zavisti *zavisti
instrumental *zavistьjǫ, *zavisťǫ* *zavistьma *zavistьmi
locative *zavisti *zavistьju, *zavisťu* *zavistьxъ
vocative *zavisti *zavisti *zavisti

* 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

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “завист”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 575
  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “зависть”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 372
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    Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1990), “зависть”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 10 (жеребецъ – замена), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 126