Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъmenь

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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

The most plausible is division kŭ-men-, where -men- is a suffix. According to Machek, it is related to Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma) < *ku-mn̥t- meaning "germ".

Noun

*kъmenь m

  1. trunk, bough
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

Declension of *kъmenь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kъmenь *kъmeni *kъmenьje, *kъmeňe*
genitive *kъmeni *kъmenьju, *kъmeňu* *kъmenьjь, *kъmeni*
dative *kъmeni *kъmenьma *kъmenьmъ
accusative *kъmenь *kъmeni *kъmeni
instrumental *kъmenьmь *kъmenьma *kъmenьmi
locative *kъmeni *kъmenьju, *kъmeňu* *kъmenьxъ
vocative *kъmeni *kъmeni *kъmenьje, *kъmeňe*
* 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:
    • Ukrainian: кима́к (kymák), dial. кыма́к (kymák), кіма́к (kimák)
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъmenь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 196
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