Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gatь
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gā́ˀtei (“to go, to proceed”), ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”).
Noun
*gatь f
Declension
Declension of *gatь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gatь | *gati | *gati |
| genitive | *gati | *gatьju, *gaťu* | *gatьjь, *gati* |
| dative | *gati | *gatьma | *gatьmъ |
| accusative | *gatь | *gati | *gati |
| instrumental | *gatьjǫ, *gaťǫ* | *gatьma | *gatьmi |
| locative | *gati | *gatьju, *gaťu* | *gatьxъ |
| vocative | *gati | *gati | *gati |
* 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:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: gȃt m (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: gát
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gatь/*gatъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 108
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress