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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pastь

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

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
genitive *pasti *pastьju, *pasťu* *pastьjь, *pasti*
dative *pasti *pastьma *pastьmъ
accusative *pastь *pasti *pasti
instrumental *pastьjǫ, *pasťǫ* *pastьma *pastьmi
locative *pasti *pastьju, *pasťu* *pastьxъ
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:
    • Russian: пасть (pastʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: past (“trap”)
    • Polish: przepaść (“abyss, chasm”), Polish: paszcza (“maw, mouth of an animal”)
    • Slovak: pasca (“trap”), Slovak: priepasť (“abyss”)

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пасть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “пасть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 11
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “паст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 84

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “pȃst”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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