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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žestъ

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

See Proto-Slavic *žestokъ.

Adjective

*žestъ

  1. rigid, hard, stiff
    Synonyms: *tvьrdъ, *koravъ

Declension

Derived terms

  • *žestъkъ (hard, rigid), *žestokъ (hard, harsh, bitter, severe) (k-extensions)
  • *žestěti, *žestiti (to harden, to stiffen)
  • *žestostь (hardness, severity)
  • *žestyľь, *žestika (type of maple) (South Slavic)
  • *žestosьrdъ (ungrateful) (literally: stone-hearted)
  • *žestь, *žestina (rigidity, stiffness)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: жестъ (žestŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: жестъ (žestŭ)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёсткий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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