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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moča
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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
Alternative forms
- *močь m
Inflection
Declension of *moča (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *moča | *moči | *močę̇ |
| Accusative | *močǫ | *moči | *močę̇ |
| Genitive | *močę̇ | *moču | *močь |
| Locative | *moči | *moču | *močasъ, *močaxъ* |
| Dative | *moči | *močama | *močamъ |
| Instrumental | *močejǫ, *močǫ** | *močama | *močami |
| Vocative | *moče | *moči | *močę̇ |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*moča; močь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 319
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “моча́”, 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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