Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rьtǫtь

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

Probably a fossilized present active participle from the verb *rьtь, derived from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”). If so, related to Lithuanian rìsti (“to roll”), riẽsti (“to roll up”), Latvian rist (“to roll”), riest (“to fall off, separate”), Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”).

Noun

*rьtǫtь f

mercury, quicksilver

Declension

Declension of *rьtǫtь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*rьtǫtь	*rьtǫti	*rьtǫti
Accusative	*rьtǫtь	*rьtǫti	*rьtǫti
Genitive	*rьtǫti	rьtǫtьju, rьtǫťu^*	rьtǫtьjь, rьtǫti^*
Locative	*rьtǫti	rьtǫtьju, rьtǫťu^*	*rьtǫtьxъ
Dative	*rьtǫti	*rьtǫtьma	*rьtǫtьmъ
Instrumental	rьtǫtьjǫ, rьtǫťǫ^*	*rьtǫtьma	*rьtǫtьmi
Vocative	*rьtǫti	*rьtǫti	*rьtǫti

^* 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).

Alternative reconstructions

*rъtǫtь

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: рътуть (rŭtutĭ)
  - Belarusian: ртуць (rtucʹ)
  - Russian: ртуть (rtutʹ)
  - Ukrainian: ртуть (rtutʹ)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: rtut
  - Czech: rtuť
    - Bohemian (Chod dialect): tuť
- Polish: rtęć
- Slovak: ortuť

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ртуть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

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