Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ějь

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Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēˀjas, derived from stative/essive verb stems Proto-Slavic *-ěti + *-ъ.

Cognate with Latvian -ējs, Lithuanian -ėjas.[1]

Suffix

*-ějь m

  1. Deverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti. Similar in sense to -er, -ant:
    *zъlodějь (“evil-doer”) ← *zъlъ (“bad, evil”) + *děti (“to do”)
  2. Deverbal from essive verbs inflecting in *-jati. Similar in sense to -er, -ant:
    *sъlučajь (“occasion”) ← *sъlučati (“to happen”)

Declension

Declension of *-ějь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-ějь *-ěja *-ěji
genitive *-ěja *-ěju *-ějь
dative *-ěju *-ějema *-ějemъ
accusative *-ějь *-ěja *-ěję̇
instrumental *-ějьmь, *-ějemь* *-ějema *-ěji
locative *-ěji *-ěju *-ějixъ
vocative *-ěju *-ěja *-ěji
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ějь

References

  1. ^ Otrębski, Jan (1964) “Славяно-балтийское языковое единство. II. Морфологические явления”, in Вопросы языкознания, number 6, Москва: Издательство Академии наук СССР, page 28
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