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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьčьta
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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 *mikati + *-ьta. Related to Latin mico.
Declension
Declension of *mьčьta (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mьčьta | *mьčьtě | *mьčьty |
| Accusative | *mьčьtǫ | *mьčьtě | *mьčьty |
| Genitive | *mьčьty | *mьčьtu | *mьčьtъ |
| Locative | *mьčьtě | *mьčьtu | *mьčьtasъ, *mьčьtaxъ* |
| Dative | *mьčьtě | *mьčьtama | *mьčьtamъ |
| Instrumental | *mьčьtojǫ, *mьčьtǫ** | *mьčьtama | *mьčьtami |
| Vocative | *mьčьto | *mьčьtě | *mьčьty |
* -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).
** 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).
Derived terms
- *mьčьtanьje
- *mьčьtati
- *mьčьtьnikъ
- *mьčьtьnъ
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьčьta”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 21, Moscow: Nauka, page 90
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “мечта”, 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), “*mьčьta”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338: “f. ā ‘dream’”
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