Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/solstь

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 *sold- + *-tь.

Noun

*solstь f

  1. pleasure, satisfaction

Inflection

Declension of *solstь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *solstь *solsti *solsti
genitive *solsti *solstьju, *solsťu* *solstьjь, *solsti*
dative *solsti *solstьma *solstьmъ
accusative *solstь *solsti *solsti
instrumental *solstьjǫ, *solsťǫ* *solstьma *solstьmi
locative *solsti *solstьju, *solsťu* *solstьxъ
vocative *solsti *solsti *solsti

* 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: сласть (slastĭ)
      • Czech: slast
      • Russian: сласть (slastʹ)
      • Ukrainian: сластьо́н (slastʹón)
    • Bulgarian: сласт (slast)
    • Macedonian: сласт (slast)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: сла̑ст
      Latin script: slȃst

Further reading

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