Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ъtь

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

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

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”)
From nouns, forms partitive nouns with diminutive meaning
*nogъtь m (“nail”) ← *noga (“foot”)

*polъtь f (“half-side”) ← *polъ (“one half”)

Related terms

*-ъtъ
*-otь (appended to o-stems)

Declension

For masculine declension:

Declension of *-ъtь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-ъtь	*-ъti	-ъtьje, -ъťe^*
Accusative	*-ъtь	*-ъti	*-ъti
Genitive	*-ъti	-ъtьju, -ъťu^*	-ъtьjь, -ъti^*
Locative	*-ъti	-ъtьju, -ъťu^*	*-ъtьxъ
Dative	*-ъti	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmъ
Instrumental	*-ъtьmь	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmi
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
Accusative	*-ъtь	*-ъti	*-ъti
Genitive	*-ъti	-ъtьju, -ъťu^*	-ъtьjь, -ъti^*
Locative	*-ъti	-ъtьju, -ъťu^*	*-ъtьxъ
Dative	*-ъti	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmъ
Instrumental	-ъtьjǫ, -ъťǫ^*	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmi
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

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References

Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1977), “*degъtь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 04, Moscow: Nauka, page 204
Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lapъtъ/*lapъtь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 14, Moscow: Nauka, page 32
Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “по́лоть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “сля́коть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress

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