Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čęstъ

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

    Originally a participle, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśto-, from Proto-Indo-European *kmḱ-to-, from *kemḱ-. Equivalent to **čęsti +‎ *-tъ.

    Cognate with Lithuanian kim̃štas (packed, stuffed) (< kim̃šti, kemšù).

    Adjective

    *čę̑stъ (comparative *čęsťьjь)[1][2]

    1. frequent, dense
      Synonym: *gǫstъ
      Antonym: *rědъkъ

    Declension

    Indefinite declension of *čęstъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *čęstъ *čęsta *čęsto
    genitive *čęsta *čęsty *čęsta
    dative *čęstu *čęstě *čęstu
    accusative *čęstъ *čęstǫ *čęsto
    instrumental *čęstomь *čęstojǫ *čęstomь
    locative *čęstě *čęstě *čęstě
    vocative *čęste *čęsto *čęsto
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
    genitive *čęstu *čęstu *čęstu
    dative *čęstoma *čęstama *čęstoma
    accusative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
    instrumental *čęstoma *čęstama *čęstoma
    locative *čęstu *čęstu *čęstu
    vocative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *čęsti *čęsty *čęsta
    genitive *čęstъ *čęstъ *čęstъ
    dative *čęstomъ *čęstamъ *čęstomъ
    accusative *čęsty *čęsty *čęsta
    instrumental *čęsty *čęstami *čęsty
    locative *čęstěxъ *čęstaxъ *čęstěxъ
    vocative *čęsti *čęsty *čęsta
    Definite declension of *čęstъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *čęstъjь *čęstaja *čęstoje
    genitive *čęstajego *čęstyję̇ *čęstajego
    dative *čęstujemu *čęstěji *čęstujemu
    accusative *čęstъjь *čęstǫjǫ *čęstoje
    instrumental *čęstyjimь *čęstǫjǫ *čęstyjimь
    locative *čęstějemь *čęstěji *čęstějemь
    vocative *čęstъjь *čęstaja *čęstoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *čęstaja *čęstěji *čęstěji
    genitive *čęstuju *čęstuju *čęstuju
    dative *čęstyjima *čęstyjima *čęstyjima
    accusative *čęstaja *čęstěji *čęstěji
    instrumental *čęstyjima *čęstyjima *čęstyjima
    locative *čęstuju *čęstuju *čęstuju
    vocative *čęstaja *čęstěji *čęstěji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *čęstiji *čęstyję̇ *čęstaja
    genitive *čęstъjixъ *čęstъjixъ *čęstъjixъ
    dative *čęstyjimъ *čęstyjimъ *čęstyjimъ
    accusative *čęstyję̇ *čęstyję̇ *čęstaja
    instrumental *čęstyjimi *čęstyjimi *čęstyjimi
    locative *čęstyjixъ *čęstyjixъ *čęstyjixъ
    vocative *čęstiji *čęstyję̇ *čęstaja

    Derived terms

    • *čęstikъ, *čęstika
    • *čęstina
    • *čęstiti
    • *čęstokolъ
    • *čęstota
    • *čęstovojь
    • *čęstyni
    • *čęšča

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: ча́сты (částy)
      • Russian: ча́стый (částyj)
      • Ukrainian: ча́стий (částyj)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: чѧстъ (čęstŭ)
        Glagolitic script: ⱍⱔⱄⱅⱏ (čęstŭ)
      • Bulgarian: чест (čest)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: че̑ст
        Latin script: čȇst
      • Slovene: čest
    • West Slavic:

    See also

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “частый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čęstъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 106

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “čęstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88:adj. o (c) ‘frequent, dense’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “čęstъ čęsta čęsto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c tæt, hyppig (SA 111, 188; PR 138)