Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьrtь
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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 *mirtís, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.
Noun
*mьrtь f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mьrtь | *mьrti | *mьrti |
| genitive | *mьrti | *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* | *mьrtьjь, *mьrti* |
| dative | *mьrti | *mьrtьma | *mьrtьmъ |
| accusative | *mьrtь | *mьrti | *mьrti |
| instrumental | *mьrtьjǫ, *mьrťǫ* | *mьrtьma | *mьrtьmi |
| locative | *mьrti | *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* | *mьrtьxъ |
| vocative | *mьrti | *mьrti | *mьrti |
* 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).
Derived terms
Descendants
- From *mьrtina
- Czech: mrtina
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrtь/*mьrta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 150