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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mitъ
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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-Indo-European *mey- (“to exchange”) + *-tъ. Probably deverbial from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mīˀtei (“to turn, to change”)[1], attested in Latvian mît (“to exchange”).
Declension
Indefinite declension of *mitъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mitъ | *mita | *mito |
| Accusative | *mitъ | *mitǫ | *mito |
| Genitive | *mita | *mity | *mita |
| Locative | *mitě | *mitě | *mitě |
| Dative | *mitu | *mitě | *mitu |
| Instrumental | *mitomь | *mitojǫ | *mitomь |
| Vocative | *mite | *mito | *mito |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mita | *mitě | *mitě |
| Accusative | *mita | *mitě | *mitě |
| Genitive | *mitu | *mitu | *mitu |
| Locative | *mitu | *mitu | *mitu |
| Dative | *mitoma | *mitama | *mitoma |
| Instrumental | *mitoma | *mitama | *mitoma |
| Vocative | *mita | *mitě | *mitě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *miti | *mity | *mita |
| Accusative | *mity | *mity | *mita |
| Genitive | *mitъ | *mitъ | *mitъ |
| Locative | *mitěxъ | *mitaxъ | *mitěxъ |
| Dative | *mitomъ | *mitamъ | *mitomъ |
| Instrumental | *mity | *mitami | *mity |
| Vocative | *miti | *mity | *mita |
Definite declension of *mitъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mitъjь | *mitaja | *mitoje |
| Accusative | *mitъjь | *mitǫjǫ | *mitoje |
| Genitive | *mitajego | *mityję | *mitajego |
| Locative | *mitějemь | *mitěji | *mitějemь |
| Dative | *mitujemu | *mitěji | *mitujemu |
| Instrumental | *mityjimi | *mitǫjǫ | *mityjimi |
| Vocative | *mitъjь | *mitaja | *mitoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mitaja | *mitěji | *mitěji |
| Accusative | *mitaja | *mitěji | *mitěji |
| Genitive | *mituju | *mituju | *mituju |
| Locative | *mituju | *mituju | *mituju |
| Dative | *mityjima | *mityjima | *mityjima |
| Instrumental | *mityjima | *mityjima | *mityjima |
| Vocative | *mitaja | *mitěji | *mitěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mitiji | *mityję | *mitaja |
| Accusative | *mityję | *mityję | *mitaja |
| Genitive | *mitъjixъ | *mitъjixъ | *mitъjixъ |
| Locative | *mityjixъ | *mityjixъ | *mityjixъ |
| Dative | *mityjimъ | *mityjimъ | *mityjimъ |
| Instrumental | *mityjimi | *mityjimi | *mityjimi |
| Vocative | *mitiji | *mityję | *mitaja |
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: мит (mit) (dialectal)
- ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: у̀сумит
- Latin: ùsumit
Further reading
- Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “мит³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 131
Declension
Declension of *mitъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mitъ | *mita | *miti |
| Accusative | *mitъ | *mita | *mity |
| Genitive | *mita | *mitu | *mitъ |
| Locative | *mitě | *mitu | *mitěxъ |
| Dative | *mitu | *mitoma | *mitomъ |
| Instrumental | *mitъmь, *mitomь* | *mitoma | *mity |
| Vocative | *mite | *mita | *miti |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *mititi (“to knead, to mix”)
- *mitati (“to roam, to wander”)
- *mitorъ (“mixture”)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mitъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 61
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “mīt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 544
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