Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nogъtь

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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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagutis. Morphologically from *noga (foot) +‎ *-ъtь. Cognate with Lithuanian nagùtis and Old Prussian nagutis.

Noun

*nȍgъtь m

  1. (anatomy) nail

Declension

Per Derksen 2008, this can alternatively be reconstructed with jo-stem declension.

Declension of *nȍgъtь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *nȍgъtь *nȍgъti *nȍgъtьjē, *nȍgъťē*
genitive *nogъtí *nogъtьjù, *nogъťu* *nogъtь̀jь
dative *nȍgъti *nogъtьmà *nȍgъtьmъ
accusative *nȍgъtь *nȍgъti *nȍgъti
instrumental *nȍgъtьmь *nogъtьmà *nogъtьmì
locative *nogъtí *nogъtьjù, *nogъťu* *nȍgъtьxъ
vocative *nogъti *nȍgъti *nȍgъtьjē, *nȍgъťē*

* 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

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ноготь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*nogъtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 355