Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьrtь

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 *mirtís, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.

    Noun

    *mьrtь f

    1. skin disease

    Declension

    Declension of *mьrtь (i-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mьrtь *mьrti *mьrti
    genitive *mьrti *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* *mьrtьjь, *mьrti*
    dative *mьrti *mьrtьma *mьrtьmъ
    accusative *mьrtь *mьrti *mьrti
    instrumental *mьrtьjǫ, *mьrťǫ* *mьrtьma *mьrtьmi
    locative *mьrti *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* *mьrtьxъ
    vocative *mьrti *mьrti *mьrti

    * 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

    Descendants

    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: mrt
    From *mьrtina
    • Czech: mrtina

    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
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