Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/myšь
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Field mouse of the subgenus Mus.
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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 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.
Noun
Inflection
Declension of *mỳšь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mỳšь | *mỳši | *mỳši |
| genitive | *mỳšī | *mỳšьju, *mỳšu* | *mỳšьjь, *mỳšī* |
| dative | *mỳši | *mỳšьma | *mỳšьmъ |
| accusative | *mỳšь | *mỳši | *mỳši |
| instrumental | *mỳšьjǫ, *mỳšǭ* | *mỳšьma | *mỳšьmī |
| locative | *mỳšī | *mỳšьju, *mỳšu* | *mỳšьxъ |
| vocative | *myši | *mỳši | *mỳši |
* 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).
See also
Related terms
- *myšakъ
- *myšarjь
- *myšastъ, *myšatъ
- *myšejadъ, *myšejadь, *myšejaďa
- *myšelopъ
- *myšelovъ, *myšilovъ (“buzzard”)
- *myšemorъ
- *myšenina
- *myšenъka
- *myšepadъ
- *myšepolxъ
- *myšepǫdъ
- *myšera, *myšerъ
- *myšerězъ
- *myšetravъ
- *myševatъ, myševitъ
- *myševějь
- *myševъ
- *myšę (*myšęt-)
- *myšikъ m, *myšica f
- *myšina
- *myšinъ
- *myšišče
- *myšiťь
- *myšь
- *myšьcь m, *myšьca f (“muscle”)
- *myšьkъ m, *myšьka f
- *myšьnъ (“related to the upper arm”)
- *myšьnikъ m, *myšьnica f, *myšьna (“biceps, armpit”)
- *myšьnjakъ
- *myšura, *myšurъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мышь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “мышь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 552
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*myšь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 65
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mỳšь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337: “f. i (a) ‘mouse’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “myšь myši”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 23, 148, 166, 199; PR 132; RPT 97)”
Etymology 2
From *mỳšь (“mouse”) + *-ьjь.
Adjective
Declension
Indefinite declension of *myšь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *myšь | *myša | *myše |
| genitive | *myša | *myšę̇ | *myša |
| dative | *myšu | *myši | *myšu |
| accusative | *myšь | *myšǫ | *myše |
| instrumental | *myšemь | *myšejǫ | *myšemь |
| locative | *myši | *myši | *myši |
| vocative | *myšu | *myše | *myše |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *myša | *myši | *myši |
| genitive | *myšu | *myšu | *myšu |
| dative | *myšema | *myšama | *myšema |
| accusative | *myša | *myši | *myši |
| instrumental | *myšema | *myšama | *myšema |
| locative | *myšu | *myšu | *myšu |
| vocative | *myša | *myši | *myši |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *myši | *myšę̇ | *myša |
| genitive | *myšь | *myšь | *myšь |
| dative | *myšemъ | *myšamъ | *myšemъ |
| accusative | *myšę̇ | *myšę̇ | *myša |
| instrumental | *myši | *myšami | *myši |
| locative | *myšixъ | *myšaxъ | *myšixъ |
| vocative | *myši | *myšę̇ | *myša |
Definite declension of *myšь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *myšьjь | *myšaja | *myšeje |
| genitive | *myšajego | *myšę̇ję̇ | *myšajego |
| dative | *myšujemu | *myšiji | *myšujemu |
| accusative | *myšьjь | *myšǫjǫ | *myšeje |
| instrumental | *myšijimь | *myšǫjǫ | *myšijimь |
| locative | *myšijemь | *myšiji | *myšijemь |
| vocative | *myšьjь | *myšaja | *myšeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *myšaja | *myšiji | *myšiji |
| genitive | *myšuju | *myšuju | *myšuju |
| dative | *myšijima | *myšijima | *myšijima |
| accusative | *myšaja | *myšiji | *myšiji |
| instrumental | *myšijima | *myšijima | *myšijima |
| locative | *myšuju | *myšuju | *myšuju |
| vocative | *myšaja | *myšiji | *myšiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *myšiji | *myšę̇ję̇ | *myšaja |
| genitive | *myšьjixъ | *myšьjixъ | *myšьjixъ |
| dative | *myšijimъ | *myšijimъ | *myšijimъ |
| accusative | *myšę̇ję̇ | *myšę̇ję̇ | *myšaja |
| instrumental | *myšijimi | *myšijimi | *myšijimi |
| locative | *myšijixъ | *myšijixъ | *myšijixъ |
| vocative | *myšiji | *myšę̇ję̇ | *myšaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*myšьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 68
- ^ Klotz, Emanuel (2017) “*mū̱͘šiju «myšьjь»”, in Urslawisches Wörterbuch [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in German), 1st edition, Wien: Facultas, →ISBN, page 157