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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mědь
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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
Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, Ancient Greek σμῑ́λη (smī́lē), Proto-Celtic *mēnis.
Declension
Declension of *mě̀dь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mě̀dь | *mě̀di | *mě̀di |
| Accusative | *mě̀dь | *mě̀di | *mě̀di |
| Genitive | *mě̀dī | *mě̀dьju, *mě̀ďu* | *mě̀dьjь, *mě̀dī* |
| Locative | *mě̀dī | *mě̀dьju, *mě̀ďu* | *mě̀dьxъ |
| Dative | *mě̀di | *mě̀dьma | *mě̀dьmъ |
| Instrumental | *mě̀dьjǫ, *mě̀ďǭ* | *mě̀dьma | *mě̀dьmī |
| Vocative | *mědi | *mě̀di | *mě̀di |
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “медь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mě̀dъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309: “f. i (a) ‘copper’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “mědь mědi, L.sg. mědi”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 137, 188, 199; PR 132; MP 16)”
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