Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/četa
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 Proto-Indo-European *kʷeteh₂ "pair", from Proto-Indo-European *kʷet- "to fit together".
Noun
*četa f
Declension
Declension of *četa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *četa | *četě | *čety |
| genitive | *čety | *četu | *četъ |
| dative | *četě | *četama | *četamъ |
| accusative | *četǫ | *četě | *čety |
| instrumental | *četojǫ, *četǫ** | *četama | *četami |
| locative | *četě | *četu | *četasъ, *četaxъ* |
| vocative | *četo | *četě | *čety |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чета́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress