Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/propastь

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

By surface analysis, *pro- +‎ *pastь.

Noun

*propastь f

  1. downfall, drop
  2. abyss, chasm

Declension

Declension of *propastь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *propastь *propasti *propasti
genitive *propasti *propastьju, *propasťu* *propastьjь, *propasti*
dative *propasti *propastьma *propastьmъ
accusative *propastь *propasti *propasti
instrumental *propastьjǫ, *propasťǫ* *propastьma *propastьmi
locative *propasti *propastьju, *propasťu* *propastьxъ
vocative *propasti *propasti *propasti

* 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

Further reading

  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пропаст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 762
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пропада́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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