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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męta

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 Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).

Noun

*męta f [1][2]

  1. mint (plant)

Declension
Declension of *męta (hard a-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *męta *mętě *męty
Accusative *mętǫ *mętě *męty
Genitive *męty *mętu *mętъ
Locative *mętě *mętu *mętasъ, *mętaxъ*
Dative *mętě *mętama *mętamъ
Instrumental *mętojǫ, *mętǫ** *mętama *mętami
Vocative *męto *mętě *męty
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Alternative forms
  • *męty

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: мѧта (męta)
    • Bulgarian: ме́тва (métva), ме́та (méta)
    • Serbian:
      Cyrillic: ме̏тва
      Latin: mȅtva
    • Slovene: mẹ̑ta, mẹ̑tva (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: máta
    • Polish: mięta
    • Slovak: mäta
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: mjatej
      • Upper Sorbian: mjatej

Further reading

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “męta”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b pebermynte (PR 132; RPT 109)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “mẹ̑ta”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*mę̋ta”
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