Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmьrtь
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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
Etymology
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From Pre-Slavic *su-mirtis (“natural death”), the second element from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.
Noun
*sъmьrtь f[1]
Declension
Declension of *sъmьrtь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sъmьrtь | *sъmьrti | *sъmьrti |
| genitive | *sъmьrti | *sъmьrtьju, *sъmьrťu* | *sъmьrtьjь, *sъmьrti* |
| dative | *sъmьrti | *sъmьrtьma | *sъmьrtьmъ |
| accusative | *sъmьrtь | *sъmьrti | *sъmьrti |
| instrumental | *sъmьrtьjǫ, *sъmьrťǫ* | *sъmьrtьma | *sъmьrtьmi |
| locative | *sъmьrti | *sъmьrtьju, *sъmьrťu* | *sъmьrtьxъ |
| vocative | *sъmьrti | *sъmьrti | *sъmьrti |
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrtь/*mьrta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 150
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смерть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “смерть”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sъmьrtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 480