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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mitъ
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to exchange”) + *-tъ. Probably deverbial from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mīˀtei (“to turn, to change”),[1] attested in Latvian mît (“to exchange”).
Declension
Indefinite declension of *mitъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mitъ | *mita | *mito |
| genitive | *mita | *mity | *mita |
| dative | *mitu | *mitě | *mitu |
| accusative | *mitъ | *mitǫ | *mito |
| instrumental | *mitomь | *mitojǫ | *mitomь |
| locative | *mitě | *mitě | *mitě |
| vocative | *mite | *mito | *mito |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mita | *mitě | *mitě |
| genitive | *mitu | *mitu | *mitu |
| dative | *mitoma | *mitama | *mitoma |
| accusative | *mita | *mitě | *mitě |
| instrumental | *mitoma | *mitama | *mitoma |
| locative | *mitu | *mitu | *mitu |
| vocative | *mita | *mitě | *mitě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *miti | *mity | *mita |
| genitive | *mitъ | *mitъ | *mitъ |
| dative | *mitomъ | *mitamъ | *mitomъ |
| accusative | *mity | *mity | *mita |
| instrumental | *mity | *mitami | *mity |
| locative | *mitěxъ | *mitaxъ | *mitěxъ |
| vocative | *miti | *mity | *mita |
Definite declension of *mitъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mitъjь | *mitaja | *mitoje |
| genitive | *mitajego | *mityję̇ | *mitajego |
| dative | *mitujemu | *mitěji | *mitujemu |
| accusative | *mitъjь | *mitǫjǫ | *mitoje |
| instrumental | *mityjimь | *mitǫjǫ | *mityjimь |
| locative | *mitějemь | *mitěji | *mitějemь |
| vocative | *mitъjь | *mitaja | *mitoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mitaja | *mitěji | *mitěji |
| genitive | *mituju | *mituju | *mituju |
| dative | *mityjima | *mityjima | *mityjima |
| accusative | *mitaja | *mitěji | *mitěji |
| instrumental | *mityjima | *mityjima | *mityjima |
| locative | *mituju | *mituju | *mituju |
| vocative | *mitaja | *mitěji | *mitěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mitiji | *mityję̇ | *mitaja |
| genitive | *mitъjixъ | *mitъjixъ | *mitъjixъ |
| dative | *mityjimъ | *mityjimъ | *mityjimъ |
| accusative | *mityję̇ | *mityję̇ | *mitaja |
| instrumental | *mityjimi | *mityjimi | *mityjimi |
| locative | *mityjixъ | *mityjixъ | *mityjixъ |
| vocative | *mitiji | *mityję̇ | *mitaja |
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: мит (mit) (dialectal)
- ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: у̀сумит
- Latin script: ùsumit
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мит³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 131
Declension
Declension of *mitъ (hard o-stem)
Derived terms
- *mititi (“to knead, to mix”)
- *mitati (“to roam, to wander”)
- *mitorъ (“mixture”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mitъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 61
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “mīt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 544
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