Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moldostь
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *moldъ (“young”) + *-ostь.
Noun[edit]
*mȏldostь f[1]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *moldostь (i-stem, uncountable)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | *moldostь |
| genitive | *moldosti |
| dative | *moldosti |
| accusative | *moldostь |
| instrumental | *moldostьjǫ, *moldosťǫ* |
| locative | *moldosti |
| vocative | *moldosti |
* 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[edit]
- East Slavic:
- Russian: мо́лодость (mólodostʹ)
- Ukrainian: мо́лодість (mólodistʹ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References[edit]
- ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch[1], University of Vienna, page 9: “*mȏldostь”