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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьrtь
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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-Balto-Slavic *mirtís, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.
Declension
Declension of *mьrtь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mьrtь | *mьrti | *mьrti |
| Accusative | *mьrtь | *mьrti | *mьrti |
| Genitive | *mьrti | *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* | *mьrtьjь, *mьrti* |
| Locative | *mьrti | *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* | *mьrtьxъ |
| Dative | *mьrti | *mьrtьma | *mьrtьmъ |
| Instrumental | *mьrtьjǫ, *mьrťǫ* | *mьrtьma | *mьrtьmi |
| Vocative | *mьrti | *mьrti | *mьrti |
* 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
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrtь/*mьrta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 150
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