Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krěpostь

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 *krěpъ (“strong”) + *-ostь.

Noun

*krěpostь f

  1. strength

Inflection

Declension of *krěpostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *krěpostь *krěposti *krěposti
genitive *krěposti *krěpostьju, *krěposťu* *krěpostьjь, *krěposti*
dative *krěposti *krěpostьma *krěpostьmъ
accusative *krěpostь *krěposti *krěposti
instrumental *krěpostьjǫ, *krěposťǫ* *krěpostьma *krěpostьmi
locative *krěposti *krěpostьju, *krěposťu* *krěpostьxъ
vocative *krěposti *krěposti *krěposti

* 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:
    • Old East Slavic: крѣпость (krěpostĭ)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*krěpostь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 133
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