Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xytrostь

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 *xytrъ (“cunning”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*xytrostь f[1]

  1. cunning, slyness, craftiness

Inflection

Declension of *xytrostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *xytrostь *xytrosti *xytrosti
genitive *xytrosti *xytrostьju, *xytrosťu* *xytrostьjь, *xytrosti*
dative *xytrosti *xytrostьma *xytrostьmъ
accusative *xytrostь *xytrosti *xytrosti
instrumental *xytrostьjǫ, *xytrosťǫ* *xytrostьma *xytrostьmi
locative *xytrosti *xytrostьju, *xytrosťu* *xytrostьxъ
vocative *xytrosti *xytrosti *xytrosti

* 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

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xytrostь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 162
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