Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trьstь

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

Unclear, perhaps:

  1. from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (“stiff”) as Proto-Germanic *staraz (“stiff”), Latin strēnuus (“brisk”), from which root with extension *(s)treg- (“rigid, stiff”) from which Proto-Germanic *strakaz (“firm, rigid”)
  2. from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“stretching”)

Noun

*trьstь or *trъstь f

  1. reed, cane
  2. cane stick

Declension

Declension of *trьstь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *trьstь *trьsti *trьsti
genitive *trьsti *trьstьju, *trьsťu* *trьstьjь, *trьsti*
dative *trьsti *trьstьma *trьstьmъ
accusative *trьstь *trьsti *trьsti
instrumental *trьstьjǫ, *trьsťǫ* *trьstьma *trьstьmi
locative *trьsti *trьstьju, *trьsťu* *trьstьxъ
vocative *trьsti *trьsti *trьsti

* 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).

Declension of *trъstь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *trъstь *trъsti *trъsti
genitive *trъsti *trъstьju, *trъsťu* *trъstьjь, *trъsti*
dative *trъsti *trъstьma *trъstьmъ
accusative *trъstь *trъsti *trъsti
instrumental *trъstьjǫ, *trъsťǫ* *trъstьma *trъstьmi
locative *trъsti *trъstьju, *trъsťu* *trъstьxъ
vocative *trъsti *trъsti *trъsti

* 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

  • Old East Slavic: трьсть (trĭstĭ), тръсть (trŭstĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: трьсть (trĭstĭ), тръсть (trŭstĭ)
      Glagolitic script: [Term?]
    • Bulgarian: тряст (trjast), тръст (trǎst)
    • ⇒ Macedonian: трска (trska)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: тр̑ст,
      Latin script: tȓst
    • Slovene: tȓst (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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