Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sǫpostatъ

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, *sǫ- +‎ *po- +‎ *statъ.

Cognate with Lithuanian stótas (“body build”), Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬙𐬀 (stāta, “standing”), Latin praestātus (“having excelled”), Ancient Greek ἀντιστάτης (antistátēs, “enemy”).

Noun

*sǫpostatъ m

  1. enemy, adversary

Inflection

Declension of *sǫpostatъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sǫpostatъ *sǫpostata *sǫpostati
genitive *sǫpostata *sǫpostatu *sǫpostatъ
dative *sǫpostatu *sǫpostatoma *sǫpostatomъ
accusative *sǫpostatъ *sǫpostata *sǫpostaty
instrumental *sǫpostatъmь, *sǫpostatomь* *sǫpostatoma *sǫpostaty
locative *sǫpostatě *sǫpostatu *sǫpostatěxъ
vocative *sǫpostate *sǫpostata *sǫpostati

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сѫпостатъ (sǫpostatŭ), супостатъ (supostatŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: сѫпостатъ (sǫpostatŭ), съпостатъ (sŭpostatŭ), соупостатъ (supostatŭ)

Further reading

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