Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorostь

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

Apparently from *xorъ (“dark, black”) +‎ *-ostь,^[1] though the semantics are difficult.

Noun

*xorostь f^[1]^[2]^[3]

Inflection

Declension of *xorostь (i-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*xorostь	*xorosti	*xorosti
genitive	*xorosti	xorostьju, xorosťu^*	xorostьjь, xorosti^*
dative	*xorosti	*xorostьma	*xorostьmъ
accusative	*xorostь	*xorosti	*xorosti
instrumental	xorostьjǫ, xorosťǫ^*	*xorostьma	*xorostьmi
locative	*xorosti	xorostьju, xorosťu^*	*xorostьxъ
vocative	*xorosti	*xorosti	*xorosti

^* 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

adjectives

*xoroščьnъ (“beautiful; good”)

Related terms

*xarъ (“gloomy, dark; dilapidated, shabby”)
- *xarati, *xariti
- *xarobylьje n, *xarobura f
- *xaropǫditi
*xorovitъ (“beautiful; kind, fine”)
*xorxoriti (“to brag, show off; to be defiant”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *хорость (*xorostĭ)
  - ⇒ Old Ruthenian: *хороство (*xorostvo)
    - Belarusian: (dialectal) хороство́ (xorostvó, “beauty, splendour”)
    - Ukrainian: (dialectal) хоро́ство (xoróstvo, “beauty”)
  - Russian: (dialectal) хо́рость (xórostʹ, “convenience; beauty, pleasantness”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xorostь?”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 79
^ Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “хороший”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 498: “*хорость ― *xorostʹ”
^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “хороший”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 203: “псл. *xorostь ― psl. *xorostʹ”

[ESSJa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xorostь?”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 79

[2] Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “хороший”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 498: “*хорость ― *xorostʹ”

[3] Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “хороший”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 203: “псл. *xorostь ― psl. *xorostʹ”

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