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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-tь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

  1. 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
Accusative *-tь *-ti *-ti
Genitive *-ti *-tьju, *-ťu* *-tьjь, *-ti*
Locative *-ti *-tьju, *-ťu* *-tьxъ
Dative *-ti *-tьma *-tьmъ
Instrumental *-tьjǫ, *-ťǫ* *-tьma *-tьmi
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
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References
  • Šekli, Matej (2012), “Besedotvorni pomeni samostalniških izpeljank v praslovanščini”, in Philological Studies‎ (in Slovene), volume 10, issue 1, Skopje, Perm, Ljubljana, Zagreb, pages 115–32
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