Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mati

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-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

*màti f

1. mother

Declension

Declension of *màti (r-stem, accent paradigm a)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*màti	*màteri	*màteri
genitive	*màtere	*màteru	*màterъ
dative	*màteri	*màterьma	*màterьmъ
accusative	*màterь	*màteri	*màteri
instrumental	*màterьjǫ, *màteřǭ*	*màterьma	*màterьmī
locative	*màtere	*màteru	*màterьxъ
vocative	*màti	*màteri	*màteri

^* 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).

See also

Proto-Slavic family terms

*sěmьja, *rodina (“family”)	Male	Female
parent	*otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata	*mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama
sibling	*bratrъ (“brother”)	*sestra (“sister”)
child	*synъ (“son”)	*dъťi (“daughter”)
grandparent	– (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana	*ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena
grandchild	*vъnukъ (“grandson”)	*vъnuka (“granddaughter”)
stepparent	*otьčimъ (“stepfather”)	*maťexa (“stepmother”)
stepchild	*pastorъkъ (“stepson”)	*pastorъka (“stepdaughter”)
father's sibling	*strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
mother's sibling	*ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
sibling's child	*netьjь (“nephew”)	*nestera (“niece”)
spouse	*mǫžь (“husband”)	*žena (“wife”)
parent of wife	*tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)	*tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	*svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”)	*svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of wife	*šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”)	*svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”)
sibling of husband	*děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	*zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	*zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	*snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	*ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: мати (mati)
    • Old Ruthenian: ма́ти (máti), ма́теръ (máter)
      • Belarusian: ма́ці (máci)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: ма́ти (máty)
      • Ukrainian: ма́ти (máty), ма́тір (mátir)
    • Russian: мать (matʹ), ма́ти (máti) (archaic)
  • Old Novgorodian: мати (mati)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: мати (mati)

    Glagolitic script: ⰿⰰⱅⰻ (mati)

  • Bulgarian: ма́тер (máter) (archaic, obsolete)
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: ма́йка (májka)
  • Macedonian: мајка (majka)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ма̏ти

    Latin script: mȁti

  • Slovene: máti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: máti
    • Czech: matka, máti (archaic)
  • Kashubian: mac, macy, macérz, macerza
  • Polabian: motai
  • Old Polish: mać, macierz
    • Polish: mać
    • Polish: macierz
    • Silesian: macierz
  • Slovak: mať
  • Slovincian: mac
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: maś
    • Upper Sorbian: mać