Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/myslь
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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
Traditionally connected with Lithuanian mausti (“to long for”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (maudjan, “to remind”), Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “word, fact, purpose”), all of which point to Proto-Indo-European *mewHdʰ-. Morphologically *myd- + *-slь.
Noun
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *my̑slь | *my̑sli | *my̑sli |
| genitive | *myslí | *myslьjù, *mysľu* | *myslь̀jь |
| dative | *my̑sli | *myslьmà | *my̑slьmъ |
| accusative | *my̑slь | *my̑sli | *my̑sli |
| instrumental | *myslьjǫ́ | *myslьmà | *myslьmì |
| locative | *myslí | *myslьjù, *mysľu* | *my̑slьxъ |
| vocative | *mysli | *my̑sli | *my̑sli |
* 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).
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mỳslь | *mỳsli | *mỳsli |
| genitive | *mỳslī | *mỳslьju, *mỳsľu* | *mỳslьjь, *mỳslī* |
| dative | *mỳsli | *mỳslьma | *mỳslьmъ |
| accusative | *mỳslь | *mỳsli | *mỳsli |
| instrumental | *mỳslьjǫ, *mỳsľǭ* | *mỳslьma | *mỳslьmī |
| locative | *mỳslī | *mỳslьju, *mỳsľu* | *mỳslьxъ |
| vocative | *mysli | *mỳsli | *mỳsli |
* 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
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*my̑slь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337: “f. i (c) ‘thought, idea’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “myslь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mȋsel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*my̋slь”