Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-tь

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

Alternative forms

(palatalized form when the verbal root ends in velar consonant): *-ťь

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-tis.

Suffix

*-tь f

Deverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state, objects or tools.
*merti (“to die”) → *sъmьrtь (“death”)

*mogti > *moťi (“to be able to, can”) → *mogtь > *moťь (“power, strength”)

*pekti > *peťi (“to bake”) → *pektь > *peťь (“furnace”)

*padti > *pasti (“to fall”) → *padtь >*pastь (“trap”)

*mazati (“to grease”) → *maztь > *mastь (“ointment”)

*dē- (“to suck”) > *dětь (“child”)

Declension

Declension of *-tь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-tь	*-ti	*-ti
genitive	*-ti	-tьju, -ťu^*	-tьjь, -ti^*
dative	*-ti	*-tьma	*-tьmъ
accusative	*-tь	*-ti	*-ti
instrumental	-tьjǫ, -ťǫ^*	*-tьma	*-tьmi
locative	*-ti	-tьju, -ťu^*	*-tьxъ
vocative	*-ti	*-ti	*-ti

^* 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 *-tь

References

Šekli, Matej (2012) “Besedotvorni pomeni samostalniških izpeljank v praslovanščini”, in Philological Studies‎ (in Slovene), volume 10, number 1, Skopje, Perm, Ljubljana, Zagreb, pages 115–32