Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmьrtь

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 *sъ- +‎ *mьrtь, the second element from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mirtís, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.

    Noun

    *sъmьrtь f[1]

    1. death

    Declension

    Declension of *sъmь̃rtь (i-stem, accent paradigm b)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *sъmь̃rtь *sъmьrtì *sъmьrtì
    genitive *sъmь̃rti *sъmь̃rtьju, *sъmьrťu* *sъmьrtь̀jь, *sъmь̃rti*
    dative *sъmьrtì *sъmь̃rtьma *sъmьrtь̀mъ
    accusative *sъmь̃rtь *sъmьrtì *sъmьrtì
    instrumental *sъmь̃rtьjǫ, *sъmь̃rťǫ* *sъmь̃rtьma *sъmь̃rtьmī
    locative *sъmь̃rti *sъmь̃rtьju, *sъmьrťu* *sъmьrtь̀xъ
    vocative *sъmьrti *sъmьrtì *sъmьrtì

    * 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

    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

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*sъmьrtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 480
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