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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męta
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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 Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).
Declension
Declension of *męta (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *męta | *mętě | *męty |
| Accusative | *mętǫ | *mętě | *męty |
| Genitive | *męty | *mętu | *mętъ |
| Locative | *mętě | *mętu | *mętasъ, *mętaxъ* |
| Dative | *mętě | *mętama | *mętamъ |
| Instrumental | *mętojǫ, *mętǫ** | *mętama | *mętami |
| Vocative | *męto | *mętě | *męty |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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 forms
- *męty
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мята”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “męta”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b pebermynte (PR 132; RPT 109)”
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “mẹ̑ta”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*mę̋ta”
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