czsnota

Old Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

czsnota f

  1. virginity
  2. virtue

Descendants

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