jestestwo
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Ruthenian єстество (jestestvo), from Old Church Slavonic естьство (estĭstvo).[1] By surface analysis, jest (“is”) + -stwo. First attested in 1577.[2]
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstfɔ
- Syllabification: jes‧te‧stwo
Noun
jestestwo n
- (philosophy, literary, in the singular) self (one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition)
- Synonym: osobowość
- (dated, usually in the plural) being, creature (living entity)
- (dated) existence (state of existing)
Declension
Declension of jestestwo
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | jestestwo | jestestwa |
| genitive | jestestwa | jestestw |
| dative | jestestwu | jestestwom |
| accusative | jestestwo | jestestwa |
| instrumental | jestestwem | jestestwami |
| locative | jestestwie | jestestwach |
| vocative | jestestwo | jestestwa |
References
- ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “jestestwo”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 213
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “jestestwo”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]