Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věstъ

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

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Adjective

*věstъ

  1. known

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *věstъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vestъ *vesta *vesto
genitive *vesta *vesty *vesta
dative *vestu *vestě *vestu
accusative *vestъ *vestǫ *vesto
instrumental *vestomь *vestojǫ *vestomь
locative *vestě *vestě *vestě
vocative *veste *vesto *vesto
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vesta *vestě *vestě
genitive *vestu *vestu *vestu
dative *vestoma *vestama *vestoma
accusative *vesta *vestě *vestě
instrumental *vestoma *vestama *vestoma
locative *vestu *vestu *vestu
vocative *vesta *vestě *vestě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vesti *vesty *vesta
genitive *vestъ *vestъ *vestъ
dative *vestomъ *vestamъ *vestomъ
accusative *vesty *vesty *vesta
instrumental *vesty *vestami *vesty
locative *vestěxъ *vestaxъ *vestěxъ
vocative *vesti *vesty *vesta
Definite declension of *věstъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vestъjь *vestaja *vestoje
genitive *vestajego *vestyję̇ *vestajego
dative *vestujemu *vestěji *vestujemu
accusative *vestъjь *vestǫjǫ *vestoje
instrumental *vestyjimь *vestǫjǫ *vestyjimь
locative *vestějemь *vestěji *vestějemь
vocative *vestъjь *vestaja *vestoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vestaja *vestěji *vestěji
genitive *vestuju *vestuju *vestuju
dative *vestyjima *vestyjima *vestyjima
accusative *vestaja *vestěji *vestěji
instrumental *vestyjima *vestyjima *vestyjima
locative *vestuju *vestuju *vestuju
vocative *vestaja *vestěji *vestěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vestiji *vestyję̇ *vestaja
genitive *vestъjixъ *vestъjixъ *vestъjixъ
dative *vestyjimъ *vestyjimъ *vestyjimъ
accusative *vestyję̇ *vestyję̇ *vestaja
instrumental *vestyjimi *vestyjimi *vestyjimi
locative *vestyjixъ *vestyjixъ *vestyjixъ
vocative *vestiji *vestyję̇ *vestaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: вѣстъ (věstŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: вѣстъ (věstŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰲⱑⱄⱅⱏ (věstŭ)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: věst

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вест”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “невеста”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nevěstъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 76
  • Anikin, A. E. (2013) “ве́ста”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 7 (вершь – вняться), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 26