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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mastь

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

From *mazati (“to smear”) +‎ *-tь.

Noun

*mȃstь f [1][2]

  1. ointment

Declension
Declension of *mȃstь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *mȃstь *mȃsti *mȃsti
Accusative *mȃstь *mȃsti *mȃsti
Genitive *mastí *mastьjù, *masťu* *mastь̀jь
Locative *mastí *mastьjù, *masťu* *mȃstьxъ
Dative *mȃsti *mastьmà *mȃstьmъ
Instrumental *mastьjǫ́ *mastьmà *mastьmì
Vocative *masti *mȃsti *mȃsti
* 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).
  • *maslo (“oil, butter”)
  • *mazati (“to oil, annoint, smear”)
  • *mazь (“grease, ointment”)
  • *mazъ (“grease, ointment”)

Descendants

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mȃstь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302: “f. i (c) ‘ointment’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “mastь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c fedt, farve (PR 138)”
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