czsnota

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Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstьnota. By surface analysis, czsny +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /t͡ʃʲsnɔta/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /t͡ʃʲsnɔta/

Noun[edit]

czsnota f

  1. virginity
  2. virtue

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: cnota
    • → Old Ruthenian: цно́та (cnóta)
      • Belarusian: цно́та (cnóta)
      • Ukrainian: цно́та (cnóta); сно́та (snóta) (dialectal)