Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьtъ

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.

Derived from *-tъ appended to i-stems *-ь and possibly yo-stems *-jь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós. Reflects Latin *-(ē)tum in acētum (“vinegar”), borrowed as South Slavic *ocьtъ.

*-ьtъ m

1. From basic roots, forms onomatopoeic event nouns (in 0-grade)

   Synonyms: *-pъ, *-kъ, *-skъ, *-otъ

   *skrьžьtъ (“grinding of teeth, sorrow”) ← *skrьžiti (“to scratch, to gnash one's teeth”)

   *klьčьtъ (“clatter of teeth, screech”) (along with *klekotъ) ← *klekati (“to cry, to clatter”)

2. From nouns (or corresponding verbs), forms expressive synonyms of the original noun (in 0-grade)

   *xrьbьtъ (“ditch, tooth”) ← *xribъ (“hill”)

   *mьčьta (“dream”) ← *mikъ (“tremble, vibration, shimmer”)

• *-ьta f

• *-itъ (adjective-forming)
• *-otъ m, *-ota f
• *-ъtъ
• *-ъtь

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьčьta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 90
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xrьbьtъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 107