Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьstьnota

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 *čьstьnъ (“honourable”) +‎ *-otà.

Noun

*čьstьnota f

  1. virtue

Declension

Declension of *čьstьnota (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *čьstьnota *čьstьnotě *čьstьnoty
genitive *čьstьnoty *čьstьnotu *čьstьnotъ
dative *čьstьnotě *čьstьnotama *čьstьnotamъ
accusative *čьstьnotǫ *čьstьnotě *čьstьnoty
instrumental *čьstьnotojǫ, *čьstьnotǫ** *čьstьnotama *čьstьnotami
locative *čьstьnotě *čьstьnotu *čьstьnotasъ, *čьstьnotaxъ*
vocative *čьstьnoto *čьstьnotě *čьstьnoty

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: чесно́та (česnóta)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “цно́та”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 262
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