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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ъtь

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

I-stem counter-part of *-ъtъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis appended to u-stems. Parallel to *-otь.

Suffix

*-ъtь m or f

  1. From basic roots, forms derivative nouns
    *degъtь m (“tar”) ← Pre-Slavic *degti (“to heat, to burn”)
    *lapъtь m (“metatarsus, bast shoe”) ← *lapа (“paw”)
    *slękъtь f (“slime”) ← *slęka (“slush”)
  2. From nouns, forms partitive nouns with diminutive meaning
    *nogъtь m (“nail”) ← *noga (“foot”)
    *polъtь f (“half-side”) ← *polъ (“one half”)

Declension

For masculine declension:

Declension of *-ъtь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-ъtь *-ъti *-ъtьje, *-ъťe*
genitive *-ъti *-ъtьju, *-ъťu* *-ъtьjь, *-ъti*
dative *-ъti *-ъtьma *-ъtьmъ
accusative *-ъtь *-ъti *-ъti
instrumental *-ъtьmь *-ъtьma *-ъtьmi
locative *-ъti *-ъtьju, *-ъťu* *-ъtьxъ
vocative *-ъti *-ъti *-ъtьje, *-ъťe*
* 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).

For feminine declension:

Declension of *-ъtь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-ъtь *-ъti *-ъti
genitive *-ъti *-ъtьju, *-ъťu* *-ъtьjь, *-ъti*
dative *-ъti *-ъtьma *-ъtьmъ
accusative *-ъtь *-ъti *-ъti
instrumental *-ъtьjǫ, *-ъťǫ* *-ъtьma *-ъtьmi
locative *-ъti *-ъtьju, *-ъťu* *-ъtьxъ
vocative *-ъti *-ъti *-ъti
* 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
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ъtь

References
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*degъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 204
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lapъtъ/*lapъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 32
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “по́лоть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сля́коть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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