Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xolstъ

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, *xol- +‎ *-stъ. According to ESSJa, akin to Proto-Slavic *xolkъ (single), *xolpъ (youngling, brat; serf), *xolujь (servant).

Adjective

*xolstъ

  1. idle
  2. single, unmarried

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *xolstъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xolstъ *xolsta *xolsto
genitive *xolsta *xolsty *xolsta
dative *xolstu *xolstě *xolstu
accusative *xolstъ *xolstǫ *xolsto
instrumental *xolstomь *xolstojǫ *xolstomь
locative *xolstě *xolstě *xolstě
vocative *xolste *xolsto *xolsto
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xolsta *xolstě *xolstě
genitive *xolstu *xolstu *xolstu
dative *xolstoma *xolstama *xolstoma
accusative *xolsta *xolstě *xolstě
instrumental *xolstoma *xolstama *xolstoma
locative *xolstu *xolstu *xolstu
vocative *xolsta *xolstě *xolstě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xolsti *xolsty *xolsta
genitive *xolstъ *xolstъ *xolstъ
dative *xolstomъ *xolstamъ *xolstomъ
accusative *xolsty *xolsty *xolsta
instrumental *xolsty *xolstami *xolsty
locative *xolstěxъ *xolstaxъ *xolstěxъ
vocative *xolsti *xolsty *xolsta
Definite declension of *xolstъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xolstъjь *xolstaja *xolstoje
genitive *xolstajego *xolstyję̇ *xolstajego
dative *xolstujemu *xolstěji *xolstujemu
accusative *xolstъjь *xolstǫjǫ *xolstoje
instrumental *xolstyjimь *xolstǫjǫ *xolstyjimь
locative *xolstějemь *xolstěji *xolstějemь
vocative *xolstъjь *xolstaja *xolstoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xolstaja *xolstěji *xolstěji
genitive *xolstuju *xolstuju *xolstuju
dative *xolstyjima *xolstyjima *xolstyjima
accusative *xolstaja *xolstěji *xolstěji
instrumental *xolstyjima *xolstyjima *xolstyjima
locative *xolstuju *xolstuju *xolstuju
vocative *xolstaja *xolstěji *xolstěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xolstiji *xolstyję̇ *xolstaja
genitive *xolstъjixъ *xolstъjixъ *xolstъjixъ
dative *xolstyjimъ *xolstyjimъ *xolstyjimъ
accusative *xolstyję̇ *xolstyję̇ *xolstaja
instrumental *xolstyjimi *xolstyjimi *xolstyjimi
locative *xolstyjixъ *xolstyjixъ *xolstyjixъ
vocative *xolstiji *xolstyję̇ *xolstaja
  • *xolstati, *xolstiti
  • *xolstъ (noun)
    • Slovene: hlȃst (grape bunch without berries) (tonal orthography)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: холостъ (xolostŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: холосты́й (xolostýj)
        • Belarusian: халасты́ (xalastý)
        • Ukrainian: холости́й (xolostýj)
      • Russian: холосто́й (xolostój)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Church Slavonic: хластъ (xlastŭ)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: chlastý (obsolete)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xolstъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 64
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “холосто́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress