Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/matorъ
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
ESSJa states it is a derivative of *mati (“mother”). Compare also Vasmer's statement. Derksen, on the other hand, prefers to connect it to Latin mātūrus (“mature”), perhaps, ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”).
Adjective
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *matorъ | *matora | *matoro |
| genitive | *matora | *matory | *matora |
| dative | *matoru | *matorě | *matoru |
| accusative | *matorъ | *matorǫ | *matoro |
| instrumental | *matoromь | *matorojǫ | *matoromь |
| locative | *matorě | *matorě | *matorě |
| vocative | *matore | *matoro | *matoro |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *matora | *matorě | *matorě |
| genitive | *matoru | *matoru | *matoru |
| dative | *matoroma | *matorama | *matoroma |
| accusative | *matora | *matorě | *matorě |
| instrumental | *matoroma | *matorama | *matoroma |
| locative | *matoru | *matoru | *matoru |
| vocative | *matora | *matorě | *matorě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *matori | *matory | *matora |
| genitive | *matorъ | *matorъ | *matorъ |
| dative | *matoromъ | *matoramъ | *matoromъ |
| accusative | *matory | *matory | *matora |
| instrumental | *matory | *matorami | *matory |
| locative | *matorěxъ | *matoraxъ | *matorěxъ |
| vocative | *matori | *matory | *matora |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: maturý
- Polish: zаmаtоrzаły (obsolete)
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*materъ(jь)/*matorъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 244
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*matorъ; *materъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1967) “матеро́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 581