Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věčьnostь

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 *věčьnъ (“eternal”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*věčьnostь f

  1. eternity

Inflection

Declension of *věčьnostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *věčьnostь *věčьnosti *věčьnosti
genitive *věčьnosti *věčьnostьju, *věčьnosťu* *věčьnostьjь, *věčьnosti*
dative *věčьnosti *věčьnostьma *věčьnostьmъ
accusative *věčьnostь *věčьnosti *věčьnosti
instrumental *věčьnostьjǫ, *věčьnosťǫ* *věčьnostьma *věčьnostьmi
locative *věčьnosti *věčьnostьju, *věčьnosťu* *věčьnostьxъ
vocative *věčьnosti *věčьnosti *věčьnosti

* 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

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “век”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 129
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