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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Bъdigostь
 | 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 the imperative form of *bъděti (“to be awake”) + *gȍstь (“guest”).
Proper noun
*Bъdigostь m
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of *Bъdigostь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *Bъdigostь | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьje, *Bъdigosťe* |
| Accusative | *Bъdigostь | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigosti |
| Genitive | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьju, *Bъdigosťu* | *Bъdigostьjь, *Bъdigosti* |
| Locative | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьju, *Bъdigosťu* | *Bъdigostьxъ |
| Dative | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьma | *Bъdigostьmъ |
| Instrumental | *Bъdigostьmь | *Bъdigostьma | *Bъdigostьmi |
| Vocative | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigosti | *Bъdigostьje, *Bъdigosťe* |
* 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).
Related terms
- *Boljegostъ
- *Dobrogostь
- *Gostislavъ
- *Gostomyslъ
- *Ljubigostь
- *Ljubogostь
- *Milogostъ / *Milъgostъ
Descendants
- West Slavic:
- Czech: Bdihost
- Old Polish: Bdzigost, Bedigostius, Bedgost
- Polish: Bydgoszcz (< *Byd(i)gostь + *-jь)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъdigostь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 110