Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-tь

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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

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Alternative forms

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  • (palatalized form when the verbal root ends in velar consonant): *-ťь

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *-tis.

Suffix

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*-tь f

  1. Deverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state, objects or tools.
    *merti (to die)*sъmьrtь (death)
    *mogti > *moťi (to be able to, can)*mogtь > *moťь (power, strength)
    *pekti > *peťi (to bake)*pektь > *peťь (furnace)
    *padti > *pasti (to fall)*padtь >*pastь (trap)
    *mazati (to grease)*maztь > *mastь (ointment)
    *dē- (to suck) > *dětь (child)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Šekli, Matej (2012) “Besedotvorni pomeni samostalniških izpeljank v praslovanščini”, in Philological Studies[1] (in Slovene), volume 10, number 1, Skopje, Perm, Ljubljana, Zagreb, pages 115–32

Further reading

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