Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/slabostь

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 *slabъ (weak) + *-ostь.

Noun

*slabostь f

  1. weakness

Inflection

Declension of *slabostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *slabostь *slabosti *slabosti
genitive *slabosti *slabostьju, *slabosťu* *slabostьjь, *slabosti*
dative *slabosti *slabostьma *slabostьmъ
accusative *slabostь *slabosti *slabosti
instrumental *slabostьjǫ, *slabosťǫ* *slabostьma *slabostьmi
locative *slabosti *slabostьju, *slabosťu* *slabostьxъ
vocative *slabosti *slabosti *slabosti

* 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:
    • Old East Slavic: слабость (slabostĭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: слабость (slabostʹ)
        • Belarusian: сла́басць (slábascʹ)
        • Ukrainian: сла́бість (slábistʹ)
      • Russian: сла́бость (slábostʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic: