седмь

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Old Church Slavonic

Old Church Slavonic numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 7 8  → 
    Cardinal: седмь (sedmĭ)
    Ordinal: седмъ (sedmŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sedmь, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Numeral

седмь (sedmĭ)

  1. seven

Declension

Coordinate terms

Old East Slavic

Old East Slavic numbers (edit)
 ←  6 з҃
7
8  → 
    Cardinal: седмь (sedmĭ)
    Ordinal: семъ (semŭ), седмъ (sedmŭ)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sedmь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛdmɪ//ˈsʲɛdmʲɪ//ˈsʲɛːdmʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsɛdmɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsʲɛdmʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsʲɛːdmʲ/

Numeral

седмь (sedmĭ)

  1. seven (7)
    • XI—XIII centuries, History of Judean war:
      длънїи же градъ и цр҃квь ѡбуꙗша ра́тнїи. и по сед̾ми дн҃и би́шасѧ.
      dlŭnii že gradŭ i cr:kvĭ obujaša rátnii. i po sed̾mi dn:i bíšasę.
      Warriors overwhelmed far town and church and fought for seven days.
    Synonym: ·з҃· (7)

Declension

Declension of седмь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative седмь
sedmĭ


genitive седми
sedmi


dative седми
sedmi


accusative седмь
sedmĭ


instrumental седмиѭ
sedmijǫ


locative седми
sedmi


vocative седми
sedmi


Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: семъ (sem)
    • Belarusian: сем (sjem)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: сім (sim)
    • Ukrainian: сім (sim)
  • Russian: семь (semʹ)

References

  • Zaliznjak, Andrej A. (2019) “Drevnerusskoje udarenije: Obščije svedenija i slovarʹ.”, in Languages of Slavic Culture (in Russian), Moscow: Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 651:семьsemʹ