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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moťь

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 Proto-Indo-European *mogʰtis (from *megʰ-), whence also Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts, “power, might”), Old English miht). Equivalent to *moťi +‎ *-tь.

Noun

*mȍťь f [1][2]

  1. power

Declension
Declension of *mȍťь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *mȍťь *mȍťi *mȍťi
Accusative *mȍťь *mȍťi *mȍťi
Genitive *moťí *moťьjù, *moťu* *moťь̀jь
Locative *moťí *moťьjù, *moťu* *mȍťьxъ
Dative *mȍťi *moťьmà *mȍťьmъ
Instrumental *moťьjǫ́ *moťьmà *moťьmì
Vocative *moťi *mȍťi *mȍťi
* 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

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мочь (močĭ)
      • Russian: мочь (močʹ)
      • Ukrainian: міч (mič) (dated)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: moc
    • Old Polish: [Term?]
    • Slovak: moc

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mȏgtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 321: “f. i (c) ‘power’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “moktь, G.pl. moktьjь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (NA 117, SA 71; PR 138)”
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