Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/radostь

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 *radъ (“happy, glad”) +‎ *-ostь (“-ness”).

    Noun

    *radostь f

    1. joy, happiness
    2. gladness

    Declension

    Declension of *radostь (i-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *radostь *radosti *radosti
    genitive *radosti *radostьju, *radosťu* *radostьjь, *radosti*
    dative *radosti *radostьma *radostьmъ
    accusative *radostь *radosti *radosti
    instrumental *radostьjǫ, *radosťǫ* *radostьma *radostьmi
    locative *radosti *radostьju, *radosťu* *radostьxъ
    vocative *radosti *radosti *radosti

    * 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

    • *neradostь (“concern, worry”) (antonym)
    • *radostiti (“to make happy”)
    • *radostьnъ (“glad”)
    • *radina (“joyness”)

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “радост”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 145
    • Snoj, Marko (2016), “radost”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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