Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьstьje

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 *šь̀dlъ +‎ *-tьje.

Noun

*šь̀stьje n

1. march, procession, demonstration

Declension

Declension of *šьstьje (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*šьstьje	*šьstьji	*šьstьja
genitive	*šьstьja	*šьstьju	*šьstьjь
dative	*šьstьju	*šьstьjema	*šьstьjemъ
accusative	*šьstьje	*šьstьji	*šьstьja
instrumental	*šьstьjьmь, *šьstьjemь*	*šьstьjema	*šьstьji
locative	*šьstьji	*šьstьju	*šьstьjixъ
vocative	*šьstьje	*šьstьji	*šьstьja

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: шьстиѥ (šĭstije)

    Glagolitic script: ⱎⱐⱄⱅⰻⰵ (šĭstie)

    • → Old East Slavic: шьстиѥ (šĭstije)
      • Old Ruthenian: *шестїє (*šestije)
        • Belarusian: шэ́сце (šéscje)
        • Ukrainian: ше́стя (šéstja)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1973) “ше́ствие”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 433