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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dědъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Per Derksen, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁dʰ-. Cognate with Lithuanian dė̃dė, dė̃dis (“uncle”), Latvian dȩ̀ds (“old man”), Ancient Greek τήθη (tḗthē, “grandmother”). Perhaps originally an onomatopoeia of babies' speech.
Declension
Declension of *dě̀dъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dě̀dъ | *dě̀da | *dě̀di |
| Accusative | *dě̀dъ | *dě̀da | *dě̀dy |
| Genitive | *dě̀da | *dě̀du | *dě̀dъ |
| Locative | *dě̀dě | *dě̀du | *dě̀dě̄xъ |
| Dative | *dě̀du | *dě̀doma | *dě̀domъ |
| Instrumental | *dě̀dъmь, *dě̀domь* | *dě̀doma | *dě̀dȳ |
| Vocative | *dě̀de | *dě̀da | *dě̀di |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dě̀dъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 101: “m. o (a)”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “dědъ / dědę”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 158; PR 131; RPT 98, 101)”
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