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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-itъ

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

Derived from *-tъ appended to *-éyti proverbal ending, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

*-ìtъ

  1. From nouns in *-mę, forms adjectives denoting property or a characteristic
    *jьmę (“name”) → *jьmenitъ (“famous”)
    *znamę (“flag, standard”) → *znamenitъ (“famous, well-known”)
    *sěmę (“seed”) → *sěmenitъ (“prolific, copious”)
    *plemę (“tribe”) → *plemenitъ (“noble”)
  2. From abstract nouns in i-stem, forms adjectives denoting possession of the referred characteristic
    From nouns in *-tь:
    *čьstь (“honour”) → *čьstitъ (“honorous”)
    *mastь (“fat, grease”) → *mastitъ (“fatty, greasy”)
    From stems in *-ь:
    *sьrdьce (“heart”) → *sьrditi → *sьrditъ (“sullen, irate”)
    *avьnъ (“apparent”) → *avìti → *avitъ (“revealed, apparent”)
  3. From o-stem nouns, forms adjectives denoting an abstract characteristic
    *uporъ (“stoppage, stand-off”) → *uporitъ (“persistent”)
    *narokъ (“verdict”) → *naročitъ (“special, decided”)
  4. From nouns extended transferred into adjectives via *-ovъ, forms adjectives denoting property or characteristic. Equivalent to *-ovitъ
    From archaic u-stem nouns:
    *domъ (“home”) → *domovitъ (“pertaining to a household”)
    *(j)ědъ (“poison, resentment”) → *(j)ědovitъ (“poisonous, resentful”)
    From o-stem nouns:
    *plodъ (“fruit”) → *plodovitъ (“fruitful”)
    *morkъ (“darkness”) → *morkovitъ (“grim, murky”)

Usage notes
  • The t-suffix bears imperfective connotation. For the perfective case, the suffix *-ьnъ is applied, e.g. Russian явный (javnyj, “obvious, evident, one which was shown”) : Russian явитый (javityj, “apparent, evidential, one which has been showing (and continues to show)”).

Declension
Indefinite declension of *-itъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-itъ *-ita *-ito
genitive *-ita *-ity *-ita
dative *-itu *-itě *-itu
accusative *-itъ *-itǫ *-ito
instrumental *-itomь *-itojǫ *-itomь
locative *-itě *-itě *-itě
vocative *-ite *-ito *-ito
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-ita *-itě *-itě
genitive *-itu *-itu *-itu
dative *-itoma *-itama *-itoma
accusative *-ita *-itě *-itě
instrumental *-itoma *-itama *-itoma
locative *-itu *-itu *-itu
vocative *-ita *-itě *-itě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-iti *-ity *-ita
genitive *-itъ *-itъ *-itъ
dative *-itomъ *-itamъ *-itomъ
accusative *-ity *-ity *-ita
instrumental *-ity *-itami *-ity
locative *-itěxъ *-itaxъ *-itěxъ
vocative *-iti *-ity *-ita
Definite declension of *-itъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-itъjь *-itaja *-itoje
genitive *-itajego *-ityję̇ *-itajego
dative *-itujemu *-itěji *-itujemu
accusative *-itъjь *-itǫjǫ *-itoje
instrumental *-ityjimь *-itǫjǫ *-ityjimь
locative *-itějemь *-itěji *-itějemь
vocative *-itъjь *-itaja *-itoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-itaja *-itěji *-itěji
genitive *-ituju *-ituju *-ituju
dative *-ityjima *-ityjima *-ityjima
accusative *-itaja *-itěji *-itěji
instrumental *-ityjima *-ityjima *-ityjima
locative *-ituju *-ituju *-ituju
vocative *-itaja *-itěji *-itěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-itiji *-ityję̇ *-itaja
genitive *-itъjixъ *-itъjixъ *-itъjixъ
dative *-ityjimъ *-ityjimъ *-ityjimъ
accusative *-ityję̇ *-ityję̇ *-itaja
instrumental *-ityjimi *-ityjimi *-ityjimi
locative *-ityjixъ *-ityjixъ *-ityjixъ
vocative *-itiji *-ityję̇ *-itaja

Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-itъ

References
  • Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26), Helsinki: University of Helsinki, page 96
  • Duridinov et al. (1991): "-итъ" in Граматика на Старобългарския език (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 221
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