Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nogъtь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From a derivative of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-. Equivalent to *noga (“feet”) + *-ъtь.
Noun
*nȍgъtь m
Declension
Per Derksen 2008, this can alternatively be reconstructed with jo-stem declension.
Declension of *nȍgъtь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *nȍgъtь | *nȍgъti | *nȍgъtьjē, *nȍgъťē* |
genitive | *nogъtí | *nogъtьjù, *nogъťu* | *nogъtь̀jь |
dative | *nȍgъti | *nogъtьmà | *nȍgъtьmъ |
accusative | *nȍgъtь | *nȍgъti | *nȍgъti |
instrumental | *nȍgъtьmь | *nogъtьmà | *nogъtьmì |
locative | *nogъtí | *nogъtьjù, *nogъťu* | *nȍgъtьxъ |
vocative | *nogъti | *nȍgъti | *nȍgъtьjē, *nȍgъťē* |
* 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
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ноготь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*nogъtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 355