Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čęstъ

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

Originally participle, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśto-, from Proto-Indo-European *kmḱ-to-, from *kemḱ-. Equivalent to **čęsti +‎ *-tъ.

Cognate with Lithuanian kim̃štas (packed, stuffed) (< kim̃šti, kemšù).

Adjective

*čę̑stъ (comparative *čęsťьjь)[1][2]

  1. frequent, dense
    Synonym: *gǫstъ
    Antonym: *rědъkъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *čęstъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęstъ *čęsta *čęsto
genitive *čęsta *čęsty *čęsta
dative *čęstu *čęstě *čęstu
accusative *čęstъ *čęstǫ *čęsto
instrumental *čęstomь *čęstojǫ *čęstomь
locative *čęstě *čęstě *čęstě
vocative *čęste *čęsto *čęsto
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
genitive *čęstu *čęstu *čęstu
dative *čęstoma *čęstama *čęstoma
accusative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
instrumental *čęstoma *čęstama *čęstoma
locative *čęstu *čęstu *čęstu
vocative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęsti *čęsty *čęsta
genitive *čęstъ *čęstъ *čęstъ
dative *čęstomъ *čęstamъ *čęstomъ
accusative *čęsty *čęsty *čęsta
instrumental *čęsty *čęstami *čęsty
locative *čęstěxъ *čęstaxъ *čęstěxъ
vocative *čęsti *čęsty *čęsta
Definite declension of *čęstъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęstъjь *čęstaja *čęstoje
genitive *čęstajego *čęstyję̇ *čęstajego
dative *čęstujemu *čęstěji *čęstujemu
accusative *čęstъjь *čęstǫjǫ *čęstoje
instrumental *čęstyjimь *čęstǫjǫ *čęstyjimь
locative *čęstějemь *čęstěji *čęstějemь
vocative *čęstъjь *čęstaja *čęstoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęstaja *čęstěji *čęstěji
genitive *čęstuju *čęstuju *čęstuju
dative *čęstyjima *čęstyjima *čęstyjima
accusative *čęstaja *čęstěji *čęstěji
instrumental *čęstyjima *čęstyjima *čęstyjima
locative *čęstuju *čęstuju *čęstuju
vocative *čęstaja *čęstěji *čęstěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęstiji *čęstyję̇ *čęstaja
genitive *čęstъjixъ *čęstъjixъ *čęstъjixъ
dative *čęstyjimъ *čęstyjimъ *čęstyjimъ
accusative *čęstyję̇ *čęstyję̇ *čęstaja
instrumental *čęstyjimi *čęstyjimi *čęstyjimi
locative *čęstyjixъ *čęstyjixъ *čęstyjixъ
vocative *čęstiji *čęstyję̇ *čęstaja

See also

Derived terms

  • *čęstikъ, *čęstika
  • *čęstina
  • *čęstiti
  • *čęstokolъ
  • *čęstota
  • *čęstovojь
  • *čęstyni
  • *čęšča

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ча́сты (částy)
    • Russian: ча́стый (částyj)
    • Ukrainian: ча́стий (částyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: чѧстъ (čęstŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⱍⱔⱄⱅⱏ (čęstŭ)
    • Bulgarian: чест (čest)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: че̑ст
      Latin script: čȇst
    • Slovene: čest
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “частый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čęstъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 106

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “čęstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88:adj. o (c) ‘frequent, dense’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čęstъ čęsta čęsto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c tæt, hyppig (SA 111, 188; PR 138)