Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pastь

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

Originally, an action noun of *pasti (“to fall, to collapse”) +‎ *-tь. In Church Slavonic texts, the form пастъ m (pastŭ) is also encountered, however, it is obscure.

Noun

*pȃstь f[1]

fall, attack
Synonym: *padъ
trench, trap
Synonyms: *urva, *pazina, *klopъ
(by abstraction) mouth, throat
Synonyms: *usta, *zěvъ

Declension

Declension of *pastь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*pastь	*pasti	*pasti
Accusative	*pastь	*pasti	*pasti
Genitive	*pasti	pastьju, pasťu^*	pastьjь, pasti^*
Locative	*pasti	pastьju, pasťu^*	*pastьxъ
Dative	*pasti	*pastьma	*pastьmъ
Instrumental	pastьjǫ, pasťǫ^*	*pastьma	*pastьmi
Vocative	*pasti	*pasti	*pasti

^* 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).

Derived terms

*propastь (“abyss, chasm”)
*napastь (“scourge, plague”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: пасть (pastʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: пасть (pastĭ)
- Bulgarian: паст (past) (dated)
- Slovene: pȃst (“trap”)
West Slavic:
- Czech: past (“trap”)
- Polish: przepaść (“abyss, chasm”), Polish: paszcza (“maw, mouth of an animal”)
- Slovak: pasca (“trap”), Slovak: priepasť (“abyss”)

References

Snoj, Marko (2016), “pȃst”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar³ (in Slovene), https://fran.si

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[1] Snoj, Marko (2016), “pȃst”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar³ (in Slovene), https://fran.si