Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Mьstislavъ

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 the imperative form of *mьstiti*mьsti + *slava or *slaviti, literally meaning "revenge for glory/fame".

Proper noun

*Mьstislavъ m

  1. a male given name, Mstislav

Declension

Declension of *Mьstislavъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *Mьstislavъ *Mьstislava *Mьstislavi
genitive *Mьstislava *Mьstislavu *Mьstislavъ
dative *Mьstislavu *Mьstislavoma *Mьstislavomъ
accusative *Mьstislavъ *Mьstislava *Mьstislavy
instrumental *Mьstislavъmь, *Mьstislavomь* *Mьstislavoma *Mьstislavy
locative *Mьstislavě *Mьstislavu *Mьstislavěxъ
vocative *Mьstislave *Mьstislava *Mьstislavi

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic: Мьстиславъ (Mĭstislavŭ), Мстиславъ (Mstislavŭ)
    • Belarusian: Мсціслаў (Mscislaŭ)
    • Russian: Мстисла́в (Mstisláv)
    • Ukrainian: Мстисла́в (Mstysláv)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Serbo-Croatian:
      Latin: Mistisclav
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьstislavъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 169
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Мстисла́в”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “Мстисла́в”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 528