Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/strastь

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 *stradati (“to suffer”) +‎ *-tь.

Noun

*strȃstь f

1. suffering, torment, anguish
2. emotional burden, pain

   Synonyms: *gořestь, *pečalь

3. passion, strong emotion
4. patience

   Synonym: *tьrpěnьje

Declension

Declension of *strȃstь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*strȃstь	*strȃsti	*strȃsti
genitive	*strastí	*strastьjù, *strasťu*	*strastь̀jь
dative	*strȃsti	*strastьmà	*strȃstьmъ
accusative	*strȃstь	*strȃsti	*strȃsti
instrumental	*strastьjǫ́	*strastьmà	*strastьmì
locative	*strastí	*strastьjù, *strasťu*	*strȃstьxъ
vocative	*strasti	*strȃsti	*strȃsti

^* 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).

Derived terms

• *strastьnъ (“passionate”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: страсть (strastĭ)
    • Belarusian: страсць (strascʹ)
    • Russian: страсть (strastʹ)
    • Ukrainian: страсть (strastʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: страсть (strastĭ)
  • Bulgarian: страст (strast)
  • Macedonian: страст (strast)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: стра̑ст

    Latin script: strȃst

  • Slovene: strȃst (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: strast
  • Slovak: strasť

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “страсть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “страст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 489