Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/klětь
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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
Akin to Latvian klẽts (“barn”), Lithuanian klė́tis (“barn”), Old Prussian clenan. Either:
- From an earlier *klḗˀtis[1], cognate with the Baltic terms; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise”). In this case, one would expect fixed accent (AP A).
- From an earlier *klaitís[2], from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to cover”), with Baltic words borrowed from Slavic. Further akin to Proto-Indo-European *ḱléytreh₂ (“shelter”), Lithuanian klaĩmas (“sty”), Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ (“pen, fold”) (Germanic loanword). Disputed by Vasmer and Derksen.
Noun
- the commonality in all the descendants, including some derived terms (closet, hut, cabin, cage, granary, cellar, barn), is that of a 'closed space'
Declension
Declension of *klě̑tь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *klě̑tь | *klě̑ti | *klě̑ti |
| genitive | *klětí | *klětьjù, *klěťu* | *klětь̀jь |
| dative | *klě̑ti | *klětьmà | *klě̑tьmъ |
| accusative | *klě̑tь | *klě̑ti | *klě̑ti |
| instrumental | *klětьjǫ́ | *klětьmà | *klětьmì |
| locative | *klětí | *klětьjù, *klěťu* | *klě̑tьxъ |
| vocative | *klěti | *klě̑ti | *klě̑ti |
* 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
- *klětъ (o-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*klětь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224: “f. i”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Snoj, Marko (2016) “klet”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *klě̑tь”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “klětь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c forrådskammer, bur (PR 138)”
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klětь/*klětъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 25
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress