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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěta
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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
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Declension
Declension of *sěta (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sěta | *sětě | *sěty |
| Accusative | *sětǫ | *sětě | *sěty |
| Genitive | *sěty | *sětu | *sětъ |
| Locative | *sětě | *sětu | *sětasъ, *sětaxъ* |
| Dative | *sětě | *sětama | *sětamъ |
| Instrumental | *sětojǫ, *sětǫ** | *sětama | *sětami |
| Vocative | *sěto | *sětě | *sěty |
* -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
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “се́товать”, 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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