Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tǫtьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Alternative forms
- *tǫtьňь, *tǫtъnъ
Etymology
Traditionally regarded as an inherited Proto-Slavic expressive root.
Noun
*tǫtьnъ m
- thump (rhythmic vibration, pulsation, beating, or a dull repetitive sound (e.g. heartbeat, rumbling, horse hoofbeats, the pulse of hooves))
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tǫtьnъ | *tǫtьna | *tǫtьni |
| genitive | *tǫtьna | *tǫtьnu | *tǫtьnъ |
| dative | *tǫtьnu | *tǫtьnoma | *tǫtьnomъ |
| accusative | *tǫtьnъ | *tǫtьna | *tǫtьny |
| instrumental | *tǫtьnъmь, *tǫtьnomь* | *tǫtьnoma | *tǫtьny |
| locative | *tǫtьně | *tǫtьnu | *tǫtьněxъ |
| vocative | *tǫtьne | *tǫtьna | *tǫtьni |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *tǫtьnati
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: тѫтьнъ (tǫtĭnŭ)
- Russian: ту́тен (túten) (dialectal, archaic)
- Old Novgorodian: тѫтьне (tǫtĭne)
- Old East Slavic: тѫтьнъ (tǫtĭnŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: тѫтьнъ (tǫtĭnŭ)
- Bulgarian: тъ́тен (tǎ́ten)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: tętent, tęten (Middle Polish)
From *tǫtьňь:
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *тѫтьнь (*tǫtĭnĭ)
- Russian: тутень (tutenʹ) (dialectal, archaic)
- Old East Slavic: *тѫтьнь (*tǫtĭnĭ)
- South Slavic:
From *tǫtъnъ:
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: тѫтънъ (tǫtŭnŭ)
- Middle Russian: тутонъ (tuton)
- Old East Slavic: тѫтънъ (tǫtŭnŭ)
References
- Vasmer, Max. Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkogo jazyka. Online edition
- Brückner, Aleksander. Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego. [1]
- WSJP – Wielki słownik języka polskiego, s.v. tętnić. [2]