Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mědь
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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
Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, Ancient Greek σμῑ́λη (smī́lē), Proto-Celtic *mēnis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁y- (“to mince, to twist”). Bernecker conjectures a possible relation between the Slavic term and Hittite (miti-, “reddish”). The latter may be the origin of the name of the mythical King Μίδας (Mídas) (of Phrygian origin) who, according to the legend, was cursed to transform any object he touched into gold. Possibly cognate with "medъ".
Noun
Declension
Declension of *mě̀dь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mě̀dь | *mě̀di | *mě̀di |
| genitive | *mě̀dī | *mě̀dьju, *mě̀ďu* | *mě̀dьjь, *mě̀dī* |
| dative | *mě̀di | *mě̀dьma | *mě̀dьmъ |
| accusative | *mě̀dь | *mě̀di | *mě̀di |
| instrumental | *mě̀dьjǫ, *mě̀ďǭ* | *mě̀dьma | *mě̀dьmī |
| locative | *mě̀dī | *mě̀dьju, *mě̀ďu* | *mě̀dьxъ |
| vocative | *mědi | *mě̀di | *mě̀di |
* 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).
Related terms
- *smědovъ (“brown, hazel”) (probably)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “медь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mědь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 144
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мед²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 709
References
- ^ Brendan Burke (2002) “Anatolian Origins of the Gordian Knot Legend”, in Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 42, pages 255–261
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mě̀dъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 309: “f. i (a) ‘copper’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mědь mědi, L.sg. mědi”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 137, 188, 199; PR 132; MP 16)”