Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstьnъ. By surface analysis, чьсть (čĭstĭ) +‎ ьнъ (ĭnŭ)

Adjective edit

чьстьнъ (čĭstĭnŭ)

  1. honest
  2. honorable
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1075:
      своꙗ си оучениꙗ чьстьно творѧтъ
      svoja si učenija čĭstĭno tvorętŭ
      They honour their own teachings

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Bulgarian: честен (česten)
  • Serbo-Croatian: частан