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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/větvь
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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 *weh₁y-. Cognate with Old Prussian witwan, Ancient Greek ἴτῠς (ítus, “felloe”) and Latin vitus (“felloe”).
Inflection
Declension of *větvь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *větvь | *větvi | *větvi |
| Accusative | *větvь | *větvi | *větvi |
| Genitive | *větvi | *větvьju, *větvľu* | *větvьjь, *větvi* |
| Locative | *větvi | *větvьju, *větvľu* | *větvьxъ |
| Dative | *větvi | *větvьma | *větvьmъ |
| Instrumental | *větvьjǫ, *větvľǫ* | *větvьma | *větvьmi |
| Vocative | *větvi | *větvi | *větvi |
* 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
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ветвь”, 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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