Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/němьcь
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *němъ (“mute”) + *-ьcь. The word therefore meant "someone unable to speak [Slavic]"; however, some hypotheses hold this was an observation on the relative stoic personalities of some Germanic tribesmen.
Noun[edit]
*němьcь m[1]
Declension[edit]
Declension of *němьcь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *němьcь | *němьca | *němьci |
| genitive | *němьca | *němьcu | *němьcь |
| dative | *němьcu | *němьcema | *němьcemъ |
| accusative | *němьcь | *němьca | *němьcę̇ |
| instrumental | *němьcьmь, *němьcemь* | *němьcema | *němьci |
| locative | *němьci | *němьcu | *němьcixъ |
| vocative | *němьče | *němьca | *němьci |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
References[edit]
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*němьcь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 103