Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moldostь
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editFrom *moldъ (“young”) + *-ostь.
Noun
edit*mȏldostь f[1]
Inflection
editDeclension of *moldostь (i-stem, uncountable)
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | *moldostь |
genitive | *moldosti |
dative | *moldosti |
accusative | *moldostь |
instrumental | *moldostьjǫ, *moldosťǫ* |
locative | *moldosti |
vocative | *moldosti |
* 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
edit- East Slavic:
- Russian: мо́лодость (mólodostʹ)
- Ukrainian: мо́лодість (mólodistʹ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
edit- ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch[1], University of Vienna, page 9: “*mȏldostь”