Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perlьstь

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

By surface analysis, *per- +‎ *lьstь.

Noun

*perlьstь f

  1. allure, enchantment

Declension

Declension of *perlьstь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *perlьstь *perlьsti *perlьsti
genitive *perlьsti *perlьstьju, *perlьsťu* *perlьstьjь, *perlьsti*
dative *perlьsti *perlьstьma *perlьstьmъ
accusative *perlьstь *perlьsti *perlьsti
instrumental *perlьstьjǫ, *perlьsťǫ* *perlьstьma *perlьstьmi
locative *perlьsti *perlьstьju, *perlьsťu* *perlьstьxъ
vocative *perlьsti *perlьsti *perlьsti

* 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

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: прѣльсть (prělĭstĭ)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пре́лесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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