Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmьrtьnostь

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 *sъmьrtь (“death”) +‎ *-ostь (“-ness”).

Noun

*sъmьrtьnostь f

mortality

Declension

Declension of *sъmьrtьnostь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*sъmьrtьnostь	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti
Accusative	*sъmьrtьnostь	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti
Genitive	*sъmьrtьnosti	sъmьrtьnostьju, sъmьrtьnosťu^*	sъmьrtьnostьjь, sъmьrtьnosti^*
Locative	*sъmьrtьnosti	sъmьrtьnostьju, sъmьrtьnosťu^*	*sъmьrtьnostьxъ
Dative	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnostьma	*sъmьrtьnostьmъ
Instrumental	sъmьrtьnostьjǫ, sъmьrtьnosťǫ^*	*sъmьrtьnostьma	*sъmьrtьnostьmi
Vocative	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti	*sъmьrtьnosti

^* 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).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: смяро́тнасць (smjarótnascʹ)
- Russian: сме́ртность (smértnostʹ)
- Ukrainian: сме́ртність (smértnistʹ)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: смъртност (smǎrtnost)
- Macedonian: смр́тност (smŕtnost)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: смр̏тно̄ст
  Latin: smȑtnōst
- Slovene: smŕtnost (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Czech: smrtnost
- Old Polish: śmiertność