Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/radostь

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 *radъ (“happy, glad”) +‎ *-ostь (“-ness”).

Noun

*radostь f

  1. joy, happiness
  2. gladness

Declension

Declension of *radostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *radostь *radosti *radosti
genitive *radosti *radostьju, *radosťu* *radostьjь, *radosti*
dative *radosti *radostьma *radostьmъ
accusative *radostь *radosti *radosti
instrumental *radostьjǫ, *radosťǫ* *radostьma *radostьmi
locative *radosti *radostьju, *radosťu* *radostьxъ
vocative *radosti *radosti *radosti

* 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).

Derived terms

  • *neradostь (“concern, worry”) (antonym)
  • *radostiti (“to make happy”)
  • *radostьnъ (“glad”)
  • *radina (“joyness”)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “радост”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 145
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “radost”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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