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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tęžestь

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 *tęžьkъ (“heavy”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*tęžestь f

  1. burden, heaviness

Declension
Declension of *tęžestь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tęžestь *tęžesti *tęžesti
genitive *tęžesti *tęžestьju, *tęžesťu* *tęžestьjь, *tęžesti*
dative *tęžesti *tęžestьma *tęžestьmъ
accusative *tęžestь *tęžesti *tęžesti
instrumental *tęžestьjǫ, *tęžesťǫ* *tęžestьma *tęžestьmi
locative *tęžesti *tęžestьju, *tęžesťu* *tęžestьxъ
vocative *tęžesti *tęžesti *tęžesti
* 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: тѧ́жесть (tę́žestĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: тѧжесть (tęžestĭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⱅⱔⰶⰵⱄⱅⱐ (tęžestĭ)
    • Bulgarian: те́жест (téžest)

Further reading
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “тежест”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 890
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