Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nitь
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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 *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)nh₁itis, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with Latvian nĩts (“(warp) thread”), Lithuanian nýtis (“(warp) thread”). Also cognate with Ancient Greek νέω (néō, “to spin”), Latin nēre (“to spin, weave”), Welsh nyddu (“to spin”), Sanskrit स्नायति (snāyati), Proto-Germanic *nēþlō and English needle.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *nìtь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nìtь | *nìti | *nìti |
| genitive | *nìtī | *nìtьju, *nìťu* | *nìtьjь, *nìtī* |
| dative | *nìti | *nìtьma | *nìtьmъ |
| accusative | *nìtь | *nìti | *nìti |
| instrumental | *nìtьjǫ, *nìťǭ* | *nìtьma | *nìtьmī |
| locative | *nìtī | *nìtьju, *nìťu* | *nìtьxъ |
| vocative | *niti | *nìti | *nìti |
* 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:
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*nìtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 353: “f. i (a) ‘thread’”
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nitь/*піtъ/*піtа/*піtjа”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 130
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “нить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “нить”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 91
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “nȉt”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
- “Proto-Slavic/nitь”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “nitь niti niti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 137f., 155, 188; PR 132)”
- ^ Dybo, Vladimir A. (1974‒1975) Лекции по славянской исторической акцентологии (рукописные конспекты) [Lectures on Slavic historical accentology (handwritten abstracts)] (in Russian), Moscow, page 29: “ni̋tь ― ni̋tʹ”