Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plemę
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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
Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include:
- From the root of *pl̥Hmeh₂ - hand, part of all collective.
- From the root of Proto-Slavic *plodъ (“fruit”) + *-mę. Probably akin to Latin plēbs.
- From *plesti (“to entwine, to plait”) + *-mę.
Accentological notes
In the Old Bulgarian monuments, the stress shifted to the right onto a short syllable only if it was followed by a long syllable—nom.-acc.sg. плє́мѧ, gen.sg. плє́мєнє (4×), dat.sg. плє́мєноу, dat.pl. плє́мєнємь (2×), ins.pl. плє́мєн'ми, loc.pl. плє́мєнєxъ (2×, -ѡxь) vs. nom.-acc.pl. плємє́на, gen.pl. плємє́нь (3×), but gen.pl. плє́мєн| (2×).
Noun
Declension
Declension of *plemę̀ (n-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *plemę̀ | *plemèni | *plemènā |
| genitive | *plemène | *plemènu | *plemènъ |
| dative | *plemèni | *plemènьma | *plemènьmъ |
| accusative | *plemę̀ | *plemèni | *plemènā |
| instrumental | *plemènьmь | *plemènьma | *plemènȳ |
| locative | *plemène | *plemènu | *plemènьxъ |
| vocative | *plemę̀ | *plemèni | *plemènā |
Derived terms
adjectives
- *plemenьnъ (“to tribal”)
nouns
- *plemenьnikъ m (“relative, cousin”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пле́мя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “племе”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 332
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *plemę̋, rod. *plemène”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “plemę plemene”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b i N: a stamme (SA 199; PR 134)”