Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫdrostь

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 *mǫdrъ (“wise”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*mǫdrostь f

  1. wisdom, sagacity

Inflection

Declension of *mǫdrostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *mǫdrostь *mǫdrosti *mǫdrosti
genitive *mǫdrosti *mǫdrostьju, *mǫdrosťu* *mǫdrostьjь, *mǫdrosti*
dative *mǫdrosti *mǫdrostьma *mǫdrostьmъ
accusative *mǫdrostь *mǫdrosti *mǫdrosti
instrumental *mǫdrostьjǫ, *mǫdrosťǫ* *mǫdrostьma *mǫdrostьmi
locative *mǫdrosti *mǫdrostьju, *mǫdrosťu* *mǫdrostьxъ
vocative *mǫdrosti *mǫdrosti *mǫdrosti

* 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:
    • Belarusian: му́драсць (múdrascʹ)
    • Russian: му́дрость (múdrostʹ)
    • Ukrainian: му́дрість (múdristʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мъдър”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 373
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