Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drevьnostь

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 *drevьnъ (“ancient”) +‎ *-ostь (“-ness”).

Noun

*drevьnostь f

antiquity, ancientness

Declension

Declension of *drevьnostь (i-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*drevьnostь	*drevьnosti	*drevьnosti
genitive	*drevьnosti	drevьnostьju, drevьnosťu^*	drevьnostьjь, drevьnosti^*
dative	*drevьnosti	*drevьnostьma	*drevьnostьmъ
accusative	*drevьnostь	*drevьnosti	*drevьnosti
instrumental	drevьnostьjǫ, drevьnosťǫ^*	*drevьnostьma	*drevьnostьmi
locative	*drevьnosti	drevьnostьju, drevьnosťu^*	*drevьnostьxъ
vocative	*drevьnosti	*drevьnosti	*drevьnosti

^* 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

East Slavic:
- Russian: дре́вность (drévnostʹ)
- Ukrainian: дре́вність (drévnistʹ)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: древност (drevnost)
- Macedonian: древност (drevnost)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: дре́вно̄ст
  
  Latin script: drévnōst