Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/myslь

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

    Traditionally connected with Lithuanian mausti (“to long for”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (maudjan, “to remind”), Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “word, fact, purpose”), all of which point to Proto-Indo-European *mewHdʰ-. Morphologically *myd- +‎ *-slь.

    Noun

    *my̑slь or *mỳslь f[1][2][3]

    1. thought, idea

    Inflection

    Declension of *my̑slь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *my̑slь *my̑sli *my̑sli
    genitive *myslí *myslьjù, *mysľu* *myslь̀jь
    dative *my̑sli *myslьmà *my̑slьmъ
    accusative *my̑slь *my̑sli *my̑sli
    instrumental *myslьjǫ́ *myslьmà *myslьmì
    locative *myslí *myslьjù, *mysľu* *my̑slьxъ
    vocative *mysli *my̑sli *my̑sli

    * 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).

    Declension of *mỳslь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mỳslь *mỳsli *mỳsli
    genitive *mỳslī *mỳslьju, *mỳsľu* *mỳslьjь, *mỳslī*
    dative *mỳsli *mỳslьma *mỳslьmъ
    accusative *mỳslь *mỳsli *mỳsli
    instrumental *mỳslьjǫ, *mỳsľǭ* *mỳslьma *mỳslьmī
    locative *mỳslī *mỳslьju, *mỳsľu* *mỳslьxъ
    vocative *mysli *mỳsli *mỳsli

    * 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

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: мꙑсль (myslĭ)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*my̑slь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337: “f. i (c) ‘thought, idea’”
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “myslь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132)”
    3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “mȋsel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*my̋slь”
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