Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věrьnostь

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 *věrьnъ (“loyal”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*věrьnostь f

  1. loyalty

Inflection

Declension of *věrьnostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *věrьnostь *věrьnosti *věrьnosti
genitive *věrьnosti *věrьnostьju, *věrьnosťu* *věrьnostьjь, *věrьnosti*
dative *věrьnosti *věrьnostьma *věrьnostьmъ
accusative *věrьnostь *věrьnosti *věrьnosti
instrumental *věrьnostьjǫ, *věrьnosťǫ* *věrьnostьma *věrьnostьmi
locative *věrьnosti *věrьnostьju, *věrьnosťu* *věrьnostьxъ
vocative *věrьnosti *věrьnosti *věrьnosti

* 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

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вяра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 217
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