Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-estь

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

Suffix

*-estь f

  1. Variant form of *-ostь, used with soft stems (ending in a palatal consonant).
    *bujь → *bujestь
    *gořьjь → *gořestь

Declension

Declension of *-estь (i-stem, uncountable)
singular
nominative *-estь
genitive *-esti
dative *-esti
accusative *-estь
instrumental *-estьjǫ, *-esťǫ*
locative *-esti
vocative *-esti

* 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).

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-estь
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobľestь
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gořestь

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: -есть (-estĭ)
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