Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/měsęcь

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

    Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mḗˀsinkas, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n-s-n̥-kos, from *mḗh₁n̥s (moon; month).[1]

    Noun

    *mě̀sę̄cь m[1][2]

    1. moon
      Synonym: *luna
    2. month

    Inflection

    Declension of *mě̀sę̄cь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm a)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mě̀sę̄cь *mě̀sę̄ca *mě̀sę̄ci
    genitive *mě̀sę̄ca *mě̀sę̄cu *mě̀sę̄cь
    dative *mě̀sę̄cu *mě̀sę̄cema *mě̀sę̄cēmъ
    accusative *mě̀sę̄cь *mě̀sę̄ca *mě̀sę̄cę̇
    instrumental *mě̀sę̄cьmь, *mě̀sę̄cemь* *mě̀sę̄cema *mě̀sę̄cī
    locative *mě̀sę̄ci *mě̀sę̄cu *mě̀sę̄cīxъ
    vocative *mě̀sę̄če *mě̀sę̄ca *mě̀sę̄ci

    * -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

    Derived terms

    • *měsęčina

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mě̀sę̄cь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 312:m. jo (a) ‘moon, month’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “měsęcь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (PR 132)