Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьstьnъ

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 *čьstь +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*čьstьnъ

  1. honourable

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *čьstьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьstьnъ *čьstьna *čьstьno
genitive *čьstьna *čьstьny *čьstьna
dative *čьstьnu *čьstьně *čьstьnu
accusative *čьstьnъ *čьstьnǫ *čьstьno
instrumental *čьstьnomь *čьstьnojǫ *čьstьnomь
locative *čьstьně *čьstьně *čьstьně
vocative *čьstьne *čьstьno *čьstьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьstьna *čьstьně *čьstьně
genitive *čьstьnu *čьstьnu *čьstьnu
dative *čьstьnoma *čьstьnama *čьstьnoma
accusative *čьstьna *čьstьně *čьstьně
instrumental *čьstьnoma *čьstьnama *čьstьnoma
locative *čьstьnu *čьstьnu *čьstьnu
vocative *čьstьna *čьstьně *čьstьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьstьni *čьstьny *čьstьna
genitive *čьstьnъ *čьstьnъ *čьstьnъ
dative *čьstьnomъ *čьstьnamъ *čьstьnomъ
accusative *čьstьny *čьstьny *čьstьna
instrumental *čьstьny *čьstьnami *čьstьny
locative *čьstьněxъ *čьstьnaxъ *čьstьněxъ
vocative *čьstьni *čьstьny *čьstьna
Definite declension of *čьstьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьstьnъjь *čьstьnaja *čьstьnoje
genitive *čьstьnajego *čьstьnyję̇ *čьstьnajego
dative *čьstьnujemu *čьstьněji *čьstьnujemu
accusative *čьstьnъjь *čьstьnǫjǫ *čьstьnoje
instrumental *čьstьnyjimь *čьstьnǫjǫ *čьstьnyjimь
locative *čьstьnějemь *čьstьněji *čьstьnějemь
vocative *čьstьnъjь *čьstьnaja *čьstьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьstьnaja *čьstьněji *čьstьněji
genitive *čьstьnuju *čьstьnuju *čьstьnuju
dative *čьstьnyjima *čьstьnyjima *čьstьnyjima
accusative *čьstьnaja *čьstьněji *čьstьněji
instrumental *čьstьnyjima *čьstьnyjima *čьstьnyjima
locative *čьstьnuju *čьstьnuju *čьstьnuju
vocative *čьstьnaja *čьstьněji *čьstьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьstьniji *čьstьnyję̇ *čьstьnaja
genitive *čьstьnъjixъ *čьstьnъjixъ *čьstьnъjixъ
dative *čьstьnyjimъ *čьstьnyjimъ *čьstьnyjimъ
accusative *čьstьnyję̇ *čьstьnyję̇ *čьstьnaja
instrumental *čьstьnyjimi *čьstьnyjimi *čьstьnyjimi
locative *čьstьnyjixъ *čьstьnyjixъ *čьstьnyjixъ
vocative *čьstьniji *čьstьnyję̇ *čьstьnaja

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: чьстьнꙑи (čĭstĭnyi)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: čstný
    • Old Polish: cny, czsny, czstny
    • Slovak: čestný, ctný, cný
    • Slovincian: czesny
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: cescny
      • Upper Sorbian: čestny, česćny

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьstьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 176