czsnota

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstьnota. By surface analysis, czsny +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /t͡ʃʲsnɔta/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /t͡ʃʲsnɔta/

Noun

czsnota f

1. virginity
2. virtue

Descendants

• Polish: cnota
  • → Old Ruthenian: цно́та (cnóta)
    • Belarusian: цно́та (cnóta)
    • Ukrainian: цно́та (cnóta); сно́та (snóta) (dialectal)