Reconstruction:Old Novgorodian/хвѣте

This Old Novgorodian 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.

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

With the change x < ś < s, from typical Eastern Old Novgorodian свѣте (světe), inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ.

Reconstructed based on the Pskov dialectal Russian хвет (xvet, “light”), originating from Old Pskovian, where one of the dialectal features was s–sh and z–zh merger ‒ “shokanye” («шоканье») or lisping, which sometimes led to changes in the soft [sʲ] > [x].

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: *хвѣ‧те

Noun

*хвѣте • (*xvæte) n

1. Old Pskovian form of свѣте (světe, “light”)

Declension

Declension of *хвѣте (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*хвѣте *xvěte	*хвѣта *xvěta	*хвѣтѣ *xvětě
genitive	*хвѣта *xvěta	*хвѣтоу *xvětu	*хвѣтъ *xvětŭ
dative	*хвѣтоу *xvětu	*хвѣтома *xvětoma	*хвѣтомъ *xvětomŭ
accusative	*хвѣтъ *xvětŭ	*хвѣта *xvěta	*хвѣтѣ *xvětě
instrumental	*хвѣтъмь *xvětŭmĭ	*хвѣтома *xvětoma	*хвѣтꙑ *xvěty
locative	*хвѣтѣ *xvětě	*хвѣтоу *xvětu	*хвѣтѣхъ *xvětěxŭ
vocative	*хвѣте *xvěte	*хвѣта *xvěta	*хвѣтѣ *xvětě

Descendants

• → Russian: хвет (xvet) (Pskov)