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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lьstь

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

According to Derksen, ‘probably’ a borrowing from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (lists), from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Pronk-Tiethoff points out that while morphologically a West-Germanic origin cannot be fully ruled out, the semantics in Slavic better match those of the Gothic word than those of the Old High German and Old Saxon reflexes of Germanic *listiz.

Noun

*lь̏stь f[1][2]

  1. ruse, decoy
    Synonyms: *jьzmama, *mana, *ulovъka
  2. flattery
    Synonym: *laska

Declension
Declension of *lь̏stь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *lь̏stь *lь̏sti *lь̏sti
Accusative *lь̏stь *lь̏sti *lь̏sti
Genitive *lьstí *lьstьjù, *lьsťu* *lьstь̀jь
Locative *lьstí *lьstьjù, *lьsťu* *lь̏stьxъ
Dative *lь̏sti *lьstьmà *lь̏stьmъ
Instrumental *lьstьjǫ́ *lьstьmà *lьstьmì
Vocative *lьsti *lь̏sti *lь̏sti
* 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
  • *perlьstь (“charm, enchantment”)
  • *lьstiti (“to deceive, to seduce”)
    • *lьstiteľь (“seducer”)
    • *lьstьnъ (“easy, done with a trick”)
  • *lьstьcь (“trickster”)
  • *lьstivъ (“seductive”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: льсть (lĭstĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: lest
    • Old Polish: leść
    • Slovak: lesť
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: lasć
      • Upper Sorbian: lesć

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*lь̑stь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 298: “f. i (c) ‘ruse’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “lьstь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c smiger, bedrag (PR 138)”
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