sčěstie

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • ščěstie, štěstie (later)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъčęstьje. By surface analysis, s- +‎ čiest +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈst͡ʃi̯ɛsci̯ɛː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈst͡ʃɛsciː/

Noun

sčěstie n

  1. happiness
  2. luck
    Jde mi sčěstie. ― I am lucky.

Declension

Declension of sčěstie (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative sčěstie sčěstí sčěstie
genitive sčěstie sčěsťú sčěstí
dative sčěsťú sčěstíma sčěstím
accusative sčěstie sčěstí sčěstie
vocative sčěstie sčěstí sčěstie
locative sčěstí, sčěsťú sčěsťú sčěstích
instrumental sčěstím sčěstíma sčěstími
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
  • nesčastný
  • nesčěstie
  • sčastný
  • Sčěstislava
  • sčěstiti
  • sčěstíčko

Descendants

  • Czech: štěstí

Further reading

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