Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krěpostь

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 *krěpъ (“strong”) + *-ostь.

Noun

*krěpostь f

strength

Inflection

Declension of *krěpostь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krěpostь	*krěposti	*krěposti
genitive	*krěposti	krěpostьju, krěposťu^*	krěpostьjь, krěposti^*
dative	*krěposti	*krěpostьma	*krěpostьmъ
accusative	*krěpostь	*krěposti	*krěposti
instrumental	krěpostьjǫ, krěposťǫ^*	*krěpostьma	*krěpostьmi
locative	*krěposti	krěpostьju, krěposťu^*	*krěpostьxъ
vocative	*krěposti	*krěposti	*krěposti

^* 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: крѣпость (krěpostĭ)
  - Belarusian: крэ́пасць (krépascʹ)
  - Russian: кре́пость (krépostʹ)
  - Ukrainian: крі́пость (krípostʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: крѣпость (krěpostĭ)
- Bulgarian: кре́пост (krépost)
- Macedonian: кре́пост (krépost)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: крепост
  
  Latin script: krepost