Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pisьmo
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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 *pis- + *-ьmo. Per Vasmer, normally compared with Lithuanian piešìmas (“drawing, daubing”) (< piẽšti + -imas).
Noun
*pisьmo n
Inflection
Declension of *pisьmo (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pisьmo | *pisьmě | *pisьma |
| genitive | *pisьma | *pisьmu | *pisьmъ |
| dative | *pisьmu | *pisьmoma | *pisьmomъ |
| accusative | *pisьmo | *pisьmě | *pisьma |
| instrumental | *pisьmъmь, *pisьmomь* | *pisьmoma | *pisьmy |
| locative | *pisьmě | *pisьmu | *pisьměxъ |
| vocative | *pisьmo | *pisьmě | *pisьma |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “письмо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “письмо”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 939