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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věstъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
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Adjective
*věstъ
- known
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *věstъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vestъ | *vesta | *vesto |
| Accusative | *vestъ | *vestǫ | *vesto |
| Genitive | *vesta | *vesty | *vesta |
| Locative | *vestě | *vestě | *vestě |
| Dative | *vestu | *vestě | *vestu |
| Instrumental | *vestomь | *vestojǫ | *vestomь |
| Vocative | *veste | *vesto | *vesto |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vesta | *vestě | *vestě |
| Accusative | *vesta | *vestě | *vestě |
| Genitive | *vestu | *vestu | *vestu |
| Locative | *vestu | *vestu | *vestu |
| Dative | *vestoma | *vestama | *vestoma |
| Instrumental | *vestoma | *vestama | *vestoma |
| Vocative | *vesta | *vestě | *vestě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vesti | *vesty | *vesta |
| Accusative | *vesty | *vesty | *vesta |
| Genitive | *vestъ | *vestъ | *vestъ |
| Locative | *vestěxъ | *vestaxъ | *vestěxъ |
| Dative | *vestomъ | *vestamъ | *vestomъ |
| Instrumental | *vesty | *vestami | *vesty |
| Vocative | *vesti | *vesty | *vesta |
Definite declension of *věstъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vestъjь | *vestaja | *vestoje |
| Accusative | *vestъjь | *vestǫjǫ | *vestoje |
| Genitive | *vestajego | *vestyję | *vestajego |
| Locative | *vestějemь | *vestěji | *vestějemь |
| Dative | *vestujemu | *vestěji | *vestujemu |
| Instrumental | *vestyjimi | *vestǫjǫ | *vestyjimi |
| Vocative | *vestъjь | *vestaja | *vestoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vestaja | *vestěji | *vestěji |
| Accusative | *vestaja | *vestěji | *vestěji |
| Genitive | *vestuju | *vestuju | *vestuju |
| Locative | *vestuju | *vestuju | *vestuju |
| Dative | *vestyjima | *vestyjima | *vestyjima |
| Instrumental | *vestyjima | *vestyjima | *vestyjima |
| Vocative | *vestaja | *vestěji | *vestěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vestiji | *vestyję | *vestaja |
| Accusative | *vestyję | *vestyję | *vestaja |
| Genitive | *vestъjixъ | *vestъjixъ | *vestъjixъ |
| Locative | *vestyjixъ | *vestyjixъ | *vestyjixъ |
| Dative | *vestyjimъ | *vestyjimъ | *vestyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *vestyjimi | *vestyjimi | *vestyjimi |
| Vocative | *vestiji | *vestyję | *vestaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: вѣстъ (věstŭ)
- Russian: вест (vest)
- Old East Slavic: вѣстъ (věstŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: вѣстъ (věstŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰲⱑⱄⱅⱏ (věstŭ)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: věst
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “вест”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “невеста”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nevěstъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 76
- Anikin, A. E. (2013), “ве́ста”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 7 (вершь – вняться), Moscow: V. V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 26