Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫdo
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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
Related to Latin mentula (< *mn̥tolā), from Proto-Indo-European *men- "to protrude, to project, to stick out", id est PIE: *mondʰom > *mǫdo. Note also potential relation with Sanskrit मण्ड॑ल (máṇḍala, “circular; disk”).
Noun
Alternative forms
- *mǫdь (i-stem)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mǫdo | *mǫdě | *mǫda |
| genitive | *mǫda | *mǫdu | *mǫdъ |
| dative | *mǫdu | *mǫdoma | *mǫdomъ |
| accusative | *mǫdo | *mǫdě | *mǫda |
| instrumental | *mǫdъmь, *mǫdomь* | *mǫdoma | *mǫdy |
| locative | *mǫdě | *mǫdu | *mǫděxъ |
| vocative | *mǫdo | *mǫdě | *mǫda |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мудо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mǫdo/*mǫdь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 123
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мъдо”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 372
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mọ̄do”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *mǫdȍ”