Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mękъkъ

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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 *minˀkus (u-stem), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (to knead), which may be a k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *menH- (to trample, rumple) (for which see Proto-Balto-Slavic *mínˀtei (to trample)). Equivalent to Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkas +‎ *-ъkъ.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mi̇̀nkštas (soft), Latvian mîksts (soft). Outside of Balto-Slavic, compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (to mix), as well as perhaps Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, to knead).

Adjective

*mę̑kъkъ

  1. soft
    Antonym: *tvьrdъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *mękъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mękъkъ *mękъka *mękъko
genitive *mękъka *mękъky *mękъka
dative *mękъku *mękъcě *mękъku
accusative *mękъkъ *mękъkǫ *mękъko
instrumental *mękъkomь *mękъkojǫ *mękъkomь
locative *mękъcě *mękъcě *mękъcě
vocative *mękъče *mękъko *mękъko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mękъka *mękъcě *mękъcě
genitive *mękъku *mękъku *mękъku
dative *mękъkoma *mękъkama *mękъkoma
accusative *mękъka *mękъcě *mękъcě
instrumental *mękъkoma *mękъkama *mękъkoma
locative *mękъku *mękъku *mękъku
vocative *mękъka *mękъcě *mękъcě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mękъci *mękъky *mękъka
genitive *mękъkъ *mękъkъ *mękъkъ
dative *mękъkomъ *mękъkamъ *mękъkomъ
accusative *mękъky *mękъky *mękъka
instrumental *mękъky *mękъkami *mękъky
locative *mękъcěxъ *mękъkaxъ *mękъcěxъ
vocative *mękъci *mękъky *mękъka

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “minkštas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 319
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mę̏kъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314:adj. o (c) ‘soft’
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “męk(ъkъ)”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c blød (PR 138)
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mehek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *mę̑kъkъ

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мягкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “мягкий”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 552
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mękъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 248