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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьčь
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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
Usually considered a Germanic borrowing; compare Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mēkeis), Old English mēċe, Faroese mæki.
Declension
Declension of *mь̀čь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mь̀čь | *mьčà | *mьčì |
| Accusative | *mь̀čь | *mьčà | *mьčę̇̀ |
| Genitive | *mьčà | *mьčù | *mь̀čь |
| Locative | *mьčì | *mьčù | *mь̀čixъ |
| Dative | *mьčù | *mьčèma | *mь̀čemъ |
| Instrumental | *mьčь̀mь, *mьčèmь* | *mьčèma | *mь̀či |
| Vocative | *mьču | *mьčà | *mьčì |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mèčь; *mь̀čь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305: “m. jo (b) ‘sword’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “mečь (?mьčь)”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b sværd (PR 134)”
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