Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moldostь

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 *moldъ (young) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*mȏldostь f[1]

  1. youth
    Synonym: *junostь

Inflection

Declension 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

References

  1. ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch[1], University of Vienna, page 9:*mȏldostь