Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/potopъ
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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
Deverbal from *potopìti (“to submerge, to inundate”).
Noun
*potopъ m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *potopъ | *potopa | *potopi |
| genitive | *potopa | *potopu | *potopъ |
| dative | *potopu | *potopoma | *potopomъ |
| accusative | *potopъ | *potopa | *potopy |
| instrumental | *potopъmь, *potopomь* | *potopoma | *potopy |
| locative | *potopě | *potopu | *potopěxъ |
| vocative | *potope | *potopa | *potopi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “потоп”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 557