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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/němьcь
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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 *němъ (“mute”) + *-ьcь. The word therefore meant "someone unable to speak [Slavic]"; however, some hypotheses state this was an observation on the relative stoic personalities of some Germanic tribesmen.
Declension
Declension of *němьcь (soft o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *němьcь | *němьca | *němьci |
| Accusative | *němьcь | *němьca | *němьcę̇ |
| Genitive | *němьca | *němьcu | *němьcь |
| Locative | *němьci | *němьcu | *němьcixъ |
| Dative | *němьcu | *němьcema | *němьcemъ |
| Instrumental | *němьcьmь, *němьcemь* | *němьcema | *němьci |
| Vocative | *němьče | *němьca | *němьci |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
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