Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/natь
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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
- *nati (r-stem)
Etymology
Akin to Latvian nâtrе, Lithuanian nõterė, notrė̃, Old Prussian noatis, of disputed origin:
- Trubačev, Toporov draw comparison with Lithuanian nókti (“to grow up, to ripen”), Latvian nãkt (“to come”) (< Proto-Balto-Slavic *nā́ˀktei (“to bring forward”)), possibly further Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz (“near”). Trubačev even proposes derivation from the verb, which is phonetically problematic (expected in that case would be **naťь). Per Toporov, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ə₂en- / *ə₂n-.
- Machek alternatively links it to Proto-Slavic *navь (“death”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“inert, dejected”). Doubted by Trubačev.
Noun
*natь f
- The aboveground parts (leaves and stems) of some vegetables and herbs.
Inflection
Declension of *natь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *natь | *nati | *nati |
| genitive | *nati | *natьju, *naťu* | *natьjь, *nati* |
| dative | *nati | *natьma | *natьmъ |
| accusative | *natь | *nati | *nati |
| instrumental | *natьjǫ, *naťǫ* | *natьma | *natьmi |
| locative | *nati | *natьju, *naťu* | *natьxъ |
| vocative | *nati | *nati | *nati |
* 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
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- ⇒ Serbo-Croatian: (obsolete)
- Slovene: nȃt (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Proto-Finnic: *naatti (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1996), “*natь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 23 (*narodьnъjь – *navijakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 186
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “нати́на”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Toporov, Vladimir (1960) “Индоевропейский корень *ə₂еn- / *ə₂n- в балтийском и славянском”, in LP, pages 204-205
- “nokti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012