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      Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьstьnota
Proto-Slavic
    
    
Declension
    
Declension of *čьstьnota (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čьstьnota | *čьstьnotě | *čьstьnoty | 
| genitive | *čьstьnoty | *čьstьnotu | *čьstьnotъ | 
| dative | *čьstьnotě | *čьstьnotama | *čьstьnotamъ | 
| accusative | *čьstьnotǫ | *čьstьnotě | *čьstьnoty | 
| instrumental | *čьstьnotojǫ, *čьstьnotǫ** | *čьstьnotama | *čьstьnotami | 
| locative | *čьstьnotě | *čьstьnotu | *čьstьnotasъ, *čьstьnotaxъ* | 
| vocative | *čьstьnoto | *čьstьnotě | *čьstьnoty | 
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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
    
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “цно́та”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 262
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