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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mękъkъ
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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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀk- + *-kъ, from Proto-Indo-European *mnHk-.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mìnkštas (“soft”), Latvian mîksts (“soft”).
Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *mangijaną.
Declension
Indefinite declension of *mękъkъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mękъkъ | *mękъka | *mękъko |
| Accusative | *mękъkъ | *mękъkǫ | *mękъko |
| Genitive | *mękъka | *mękъky | *mękъka |
| Locative | *mękъcě | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| Dative | *mękъku | *mękъcě | *mękъku |
| Instrumental | *mękъkomь | *mękъkojǫ | *mękъkomь |
| Vocative | *mękъče | *mękъko | *mękъko |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| Accusative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| Genitive | *mękъku | *mękъku | *mękъku |
| Locative | *mękъku | *mękъku | *mękъku |
| Dative | *mękъkoma | *mękъkama | *mękъkoma |
| Instrumental | *mękъkoma | *mękъkama | *mękъkoma |
| Vocative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mękъci | *mękъky | *mękъka |
| Accusative | *mękъky | *mękъky | *mękъka |
| Genitive | *mękъkъ | *mękъkъ | *mękъkъ |
| Locative | *mękъcěxъ | *mękъkaxъ | *mękъcěxъ |
| Dative | *mękъkomъ | *mękъkamъ | *mękъkomъ |
| Instrumental | *mękъky | *mękъkami | *mękъky |
| Vocative | *mękъci | *mękъky | *mękъka |
Definite declension of *mękъkъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mękъkъjь | *mękъkaja | *mękъkoje |
| Accusative | *mękъkъjь | *mękъkǫjǫ | *mękъkoje |
| Genitive | *mękъkajego | *mękъkyję | *mękъkajego |
| Locative | *mękъcějemь | *mękъcěji | *mękъcějemь |
| Dative | *mękъkujemu | *mękъcěji | *mękъkujemu |
| Instrumental | *mękъkyjimi | *mękъkǫjǫ | *mękъkyjimi |
| Vocative | *mękъkъjь | *mękъkaja | *mękъkoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mękъkaja | *mękъcěji | *mękъcěji |
| Accusative | *mękъkaja | *mękъcěji | *mękъcěji |
| Genitive | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju |
| Locative | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju |
| Dative | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima |
| Instrumental | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima |
| Vocative | *mękъkaja | *mękъcěji | *mękъcěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mękъciji | *mękъkyję | *mękъkaja |
| Accusative | *mękъkyję | *mękъkyję | *mękъkaja |
| Genitive | *mękъkъjixъ | *mękъkъjixъ | *mękъkъjixъ |
| Locative | *mękъkyjixъ | *mękъkyjixъ | *mękъkyjixъ |
| Dative | *mękъkyjimъ | *mękъkyjimъ | *mękъkyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *mękъkyjimi | *mękъkyjimi | *mękъkyjimi |
| Vocative | *mękъciji | *mękъkyję | *mękъkaja |
Derived terms
- *mękъčiti
- *mękъčati
- *mękъčina
- *mękъkavъ
- *mękъkostь
- *mękъkota
Descendants
- East Slavic: мѧкъкъ (mękŭkŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “мягкий”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
- Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “мягкий”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 552
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mękъkъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 18, Moscow: Nauka, page 248
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mę̏kъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314: “adj. o (c) ‘soft’”
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