Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьstvьje

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 *šь̀dlъ +‎ *-ьstvo +‎ *-ьje or *šь̀stьje +‎ *-tva +‎ *-ьje.

Noun

*šь̀stvьje n

1. march, procession, demonstration

Declension

Declension of *šьstvьje (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*šьstvьje	*šьstvьji	*šьstvьja
genitive	*šьstvьja	*šьstvьju	*šьstvьjь
dative	*šьstvьju	*šьstvьjema	*šьstvьjemъ
accusative	*šьstvьje	*šьstvьji	*šьstvьja
instrumental	*šьstvьjьmь, *šьstvьjemь*	*šьstvьjema	*šьstvьji
locative	*šьstvьji	*šьstvьju	*šьstvьjixъ
vocative	*šьstvьje	*šьstvьji	*šьstvьja

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: шьствиѥ (šĭstvije), шьствиꙗ (šĭstvija)

    Glagolitic script: ⱎⱐⱄⱅⰲⰻⰵ (šĭstvie), ⱎⱐⱄⱅⰲⰻⱑ (šĭstviě)

    • Bulgarian: ше́ствие (šéstvie)
    • → Old East Slavic: шьствиѥ (šĭstvije)
      • Old Ruthenian: шествїє (šestvije)
      • Russian: ше́ствие (šéstvije)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1973) “ше́ствие”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 433