Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьma
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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
Compare with Lithuanian -imas.
Suffix
*-ьma f[1]
- Deverbal, from the root, forming nouns.
Declension
Declension of *-ьma (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ьma | *-ьmě | *-ьmy |
| genitive | *-ьmy | *-ьmu | *-ьmъ |
| dative | *-ьmě | *-ьmama | *-ьmamъ |
| accusative | *-ьmǫ | *-ьmě | *-ьmy |
| instrumental | *-ьmojǫ, *-ьmǫ** | *-ьmama | *-ьmami |
| locative | *-ьmě | *-ьmu | *-ьmasъ, *-ьmaxъ* |
| vocative | *-ьmo | *-ьmě | *-ьmy |
* -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).
See also
Derived terms
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “*-ьma”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 16
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъrčьma”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 211