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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čęstъ

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 participle, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśto-, from Proto-Indo-European *kmḱ-to-, from *kemḱ-. Equivalent to **čęsti + *-tъ.

Cognate with Lithuanian kim̃štas (packed, stuffed) (< kim̃šti, kemšù).

Adjective

*čę̑stъ (comparative *čęsťьjь) [1][2]

  1. frequent, dense
    Synonym: *gǫstъ
    Antonym: *rědъkъ

Declension

See also

Derived terms

  • *čęstikъ/*čęstika
  • *čęstina
  • *čęstiti
  • *čęstokolъ
  • *čęstota
  • *čęstovojь
  • *čęstyni
  • *čęšča

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “čęstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88: “adj. o (c) ‘frequent, dense’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), čęstъ čęsta čęsto”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c tæt, hyppig (SA 111, 188; PR 138)”
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