Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/strogostь

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 *strogъ (“strict”) +‎ *-ostь (“-ness”).

Noun

*strogostь f

severity, strictness

Declension

Declension of *strogostь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*strogostь	*strogosti	*strogosti
genitive	*strogosti	strogostьju, strogosťu^*	strogostьjь, strogosti^*
dative	*strogosti	*strogostьma	*strogostьmъ
accusative	*strogostь	*strogosti	*strogosti
instrumental	strogostьjǫ, strogosťǫ^*	*strogostьma	*strogostьmi
locative	*strogosti	strogostьju, strogosťu^*	*strogostьxъ
vocative	*strogosti	*strogosti	*strogosti

^* 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: стро́гость (strógostʹ)
- Ukrainian: стро́гість (stróhistʹ)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: стро̀гост (strògost)
- Macedonian: строгост (strogost)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: стро̏го̄ст
  
  Latin script: strȍgōst