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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pastь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Originally, an action noun of *pasti (“to fall, to collapse”) +‎ *-tь. In Church Slavonic texts, the form пастъ m (pastŭ) is also encountered, however, it is obscure.

Noun

*pȃstь f [1]

  1. fall, attack
    Synonym: *padъ
  2. trench, trap
    Synonyms: *urva, *pazina, *klopъ
  3. (by abstraction) mouth, throat
    Synonyms: *usta, *zěvъ

Declension
Declension of *pastь (i-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *pastь *pasti *pasti
Accusative *pastь *pasti *pasti
Genitive *pasti *pastьju, *pasťu* *pastьjь, *pasti*
Locative *pasti *pastьju, *pasťu* *pastьxъ
Dative *pasti *pastьma *pastьmъ
Instrumental *pastьjǫ, *pasťǫ* *pastьma *pastьmi
Vocative *pasti *pasti *pasti
* 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).

Derived terms
  • *propastь (“abyss, chasm”)
  • *napastь (“scourge, plague”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: pasť (“trap”)
    • Slovak: pasť (“trap”)?

Further reading
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “пасть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “пасть”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 11
  • Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (1996), “паст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 84

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “pȃst”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN
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