Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ъtь

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

I-stem counter-part of *-ъtъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis appended to u-stems. Parallel to *-otь.

Suffix

*-ъtь m or f

1. From basic roots, forms derivative nouns

   *degъtь m (“tar”) ← Pre-Slavic *degti (“to heat, to burn”)

   *lapъtь m (“metatarsus, bast shoe”) ← *lapа (“paw”)

   *slękъtь f (“slime”) ← *slęka (“slush”)

2. From nouns, forms partitive nouns with diminutive meaning

   *nogъtь m (“nail”) ← *noga (“foot”)

   *polъtь f (“half-side”) ← *polъ (“one half”)

Related terms

• *-ъtъ
• *-otь (appended to o-stems)

Declension

For masculine declension:

Declension of *-ъtь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-ъtь	*-ъti	*-ъtьje, *-ъťe*
genitive	*-ъti	*-ъtьju, *-ъťu*	*-ъtьjь, *-ъti*
dative	*-ъti	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmъ
accusative	*-ъtь	*-ъti	*-ъti
instrumental	*-ъtьmь	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmi
locative	*-ъti	*-ъtьju, *-ъťu*	*-ъtьxъ
vocative	*-ъti	*-ъti	*-ъtьje, *-ъťe*

^* 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).

For feminine declension:

Declension of *-ъtь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-ъtь	*-ъti	*-ъti
genitive	*-ъti	*-ъtьju, *-ъťu*	*-ъtьjь, *-ъti*
dative	*-ъti	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmъ
accusative	*-ъtь	*-ъti	*-ъti
instrumental	*-ъtьjǫ, *-ъťǫ*	*-ъtьma	*-ъtьmi
locative	*-ъti	*-ъtьju, *-ъťu*	*-ъtьxъ
vocative	*-ъti	*-ъti	*-ъti

^* 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).

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ъtь

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*degъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 204
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lapъtъ/*lapъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 32
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “по́лоть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сля́коть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress