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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-Balto-Slavic *-is, from Proto-Indo-European *-is. Cognate with Lithuanian -is, Old Prussian -is.
Suffix
*-ь f Forms nouns:
- From adjectives
- From participles
- From verbs
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ь | *-i | *-i |
| genitive | *-i | *-ьju, *-ju* | *-ьjь, *-i* |
| dative | *-i | *-ьma | *-ьmъ |
| accusative | *-ь | *-i | *-i |
| instrumental | *-ьjǫ, *-jǫ* | *-ьma | *-ьmi |
| locative | *-i | *-ьju, *-ju* | *-ьxъ |
| vocative | *-i | *-i | *-i |
* 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).
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
In many descendants this suffix became inseparable, see also derived terms.
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: -ь (-ĭ)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*glǫbь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 144
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*golь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 16
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 84
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*glušь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 154
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*moldь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 179
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kopanь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 16
- Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*oranь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 104
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dьranь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 217
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obpuxlь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 34
- Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2008), “*orzsědlь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 34 (*orzmajь – *orzstegajь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 249
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2003), “*obuvь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 30 (*obsojьnikъ – *obvedьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 252
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blędь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 114
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gręzь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 125
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mazь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 34