Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-itъ

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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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Etymology

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Derived from *-tъ appended to *-éyti proverbal ending, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

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*-ìtъ

  1. From nouns in *-mę, forms adjectives denoting property or a characteristic
    *jьmę (name)*jьmenitъ (famous)
    *znamę (flag, standard)*znamenitъ (famous, well-known)
    *sěmę (seed)*sěmenitъ (prolific, copious)
    *plemę (tribe)*plemenitъ (noble)
  2. From abstract nouns in i-stem, forms adjectives denoting possession of the referred characteristic
    From nouns in *-tь:
    *čьstь (honour)*čьstitъ (honorous)
    *mastь (fat, grease)*mastitъ (fatty, greasy)
    From stems in *-ь:
    *sьrdьce (heart)*sьrditi*sьrditъ (sullen, irate)
    *avьnъ (apparent)*avìti*avitъ (revealed, apparent)
  3. From o-stem nouns, forms adjectives denoting an abstract characteristic
    *uporъ (stoppage, stand-off)*uporitъ (persistent)
    *narokъ (verdict)*naročitъ (special, decided)
  4. From nouns extended transferred into adjectives via *-ovъ, forms adjectives denoting property or characteristic. Equivalent to *-ovitъ
    From archaic u-stem nouns:
    *domъ (home)*domovitъ (pertaining to a household)
    *(j)ědъ (poison, resentment)*(j)ědovitъ (poisonous, resentful)
    From o-stem nouns:
    *plodъ (fruit)*plodovitъ (fruitful)
    *morkъ (darkness)*morkovitъ (grim, murky)

Usage notes

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  • The t-suffix bears imperfective connotation. For the perfective case, the suffix *-ьnъ is applied, e.g. Russian явный (javnyj, obvious, evident, one which was shown) : Russian явитый (javityj, apparent, evidential, one which has been showing (and continues to show)).
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Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26), Helsinki: University of Helsinki, page 96
  • Duridinov et al. (1991): "-итъ" in Граматика на Старобългарския език (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 221