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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cęta
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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
Probably from Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌿𐍃 (kintus), from Vulgar Latin *centus.
Declension
Declension of *cęta (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *cęta | *cę̀tě | *cę̀ty |
| Accusative | *cę̀tǫ | *cę̀tě | *cę̀ty |
| Genitive | *cę̀ty | *cę̀tu | *cę̀tъ |
| Locative | *cę̀tě | *cę̀tu | *cę̀tasъ, *cę̀taxъ* |
| Dative | *cę̀tě | *cę̀tama | *cę̀tamъ |
| Instrumental | *cę̀tojǫ, *cę̀tǭ** | *cę̀tama | *cę̀tamī |
| Vocative | *cę̀to | *cę̀tě | *cę̀ty |
* -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
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*cęta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 194
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