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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blědostь

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 *blědъ (“pale”) +‎ *-ostь (“-ness”).

Noun

*blědostь f

  1. paleness
    Synonyms: *blědota, *blědoba

Inflection
Declension of *blědostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *blědostь *blědosti *blědosti
genitive *blědosti *blědostьju, *blědosťu* *blědostьjь, *blědosti*
dative *blědosti *blědostьma *blědostьmъ
accusative *blědostь *blědosti *blědosti
instrumental *blědostьjǫ, *blědosťǫ* *blědostьma *blědostьmi
locative *blědosti *blědostьju, *blědosťu* *blědostьxъ
vocative *blědosti *blědosti *blědosti
* 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:
    • Old East Slavic: блѣдость (blědostĭ)
      • Russian: бле́дость (blédostʹ)
      • Ukrainian: блі́дість (blídistʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bledost
    • Old Polish: bladość
    • Slovak: bledosť
    • Slovincian: bladôsc
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: blědosć
      • Upper Sorbian: blědosć

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blědostь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 111
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