Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tovariščь

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 *tovarъ +‎ *-iščь.

    Noun

    *tovariščь m

    1. friend, comrade, companion

    Declension

    Declension of *tovariščь (soft o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *tovariščь *tovarišča *tovarišči
    genitive *tovarišča *tovarišču *tovariščь
    dative *tovarišču *tovariščema *tovariščemъ
    accusative *tovariščь *tovarišča *tovariščę̇
    instrumental *tovariščьmь, *tovariščemь* *tovariščema *tovarišči
    locative *tovarišči *tovarišču *tovariščixъ
    vocative *tovarišču *tovarišča *tovarišči

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

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: товарищь (tovariščĭ)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “това́рищ”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress