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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starějь
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Proto-Slavic
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Adjective
*starějь
- older; comparative degree of *starъ
Declension
Indefinite declension of *starějь (comparative)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *starějь | *starějьši | *starěje |
| Accusative | *starějьšь | *starějьšǫ | *starěje |
| Genitive | *starějьša | *starějьšę | *starějьša |
| Locative | *starějьši | *starějьši | *starějьši |
| Dative | *starějьšu | *starějьši | *starějьšu |
| Instrumental | *starějьšemь | *starějьšejǫ | *starějьšemь |
| Vocative | *starějьšu | *starějьše | *starějьše |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *starějьša | *starějьši | *starějьši |
| Accusative | *starějьša | *starějьši | *starějьši |
| Genitive | *starějьšu | *starějьšu | *starějьšu |
| Locative | *starějьšu | *starějьšu | *starějьšu |
| Dative | *starějьšema | *starějьšama | *starějьšema |
| Instrumental | *starějьšema | *starějьšama | *starějьšema |
| Vocative | *starějьša | *starějьši | *starějьši |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *starějьše | *starějьšę | *starějьša |
| Accusative | *starějьšę | *starějьšę | *starějьša |
| Genitive | *starějьšь | *starějьšь | *starějьšь |
| Locative | *starějьšixъ | *starějьšaxъ | *starějьšixъ |
| Dative | *starějьšemъ | *starějьšamъ | *starějьšemъ |
| Instrumental | *starějьši | *starějьšami | *starějьši |
| Vocative | *starějьši | *starějьšę | *starějьša |
Definite declension of *starějь (comparative)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *starějь | *starějьšija | *starějьšeje |
| Accusative | *starějьšьjь | *starějьšǫjǫ | *starějьšeje |
| Genitive | *starějьšajego | *starějьšęję | *starějьšajego |
| Locative | *starějьšijemь | *starějьšiji | *starějьšijemь |
| Dative | *starějьšujemu | *starějьšiji | *starějьšujemu |
| Instrumental | *starějьšijimi | *starějьšǫjǫ | *starějьšijimi |
| Vocative | *starějьšьjь | *starějьšaja | *starějьšeje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *starějьšaja | *starějьšiji | *starějьšiji |
| Accusative | *starějьšaja | *starějьšiji | *starějьšiji |
| Genitive | *starějьšuju | *starějьšuju | *starějьšuju |
| Locative | *starějьšuju | *starějьšuju | *starějьšuju |
| Dative | *starějьšijima | *starějьšijima | *starějьšijima |
| Instrumental | *starějьšijima | *starějьšijima | *starějьšijima |
| Vocative | *starějьšaja | *starějьšiji | *starějьšiji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *starějьšeji | *starějьšęję | *starějьšaja |
| Accusative | *starějьšęję | *starějьšęję | *starějьšaja |
| Genitive | *starějьšьjixъ | *starějьšьjixъ | *starějьšьjixъ |
| Locative | *starějьšijixъ | *starějьšijixъ | *starějьšijixъ |
| Dative | *starějьšijimъ | *starějьšijimъ | *starějьšijimъ |
| Instrumental | *starějьšijimi | *starějьšijimi | *starějьšijimi |
| Vocative | *starějьšiji | *starějьšęję | *starějьšaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: ста́ршы (stáršy), старэ́йшы (staréjšy)
- Russian: старе́е (staréje), старе́й (staréj), ста́рший (stáršij), старе́йший (staréjšij)
- Ukrainian: ста́рший (stáršyj), старі́йший (staríjšyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: старѣи (starěj)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ста̀ријӣ
- Latin: stàrijī
- Slovene: starȇjši (tonal orthography)
- East Slavic:
- Czech: starší
- Kashubian: stôrszi
- Polish: starszy, starzej
- Slovak: starší
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: staršy
- Upper Sorbian: starjejšy