Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rьtǫtь
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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
Probably a fossilized present active participle from the verb *rьtь, derived from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”). If so, related to Lithuanian rìsti (“to roll”), riẽsti (“to roll up”), Latvian rist (“to roll”), riest (“to fall off, separate”), Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”).
Noun
*rьtǫtь f
Declension
Declension of *rьtǫtь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *rьtǫtь | *rьtǫti | *rьtǫti |
| genitive | *rьtǫti | *rьtǫtьju, *rьtǫťu* | *rьtǫtьjь, *rьtǫti* |
| dative | *rьtǫti | *rьtǫtьma | *rьtǫtьmъ |
| accusative | *rьtǫtь | *rьtǫti | *rьtǫti |
| instrumental | *rьtǫtьjǫ, *rьtǫťǫ* | *rьtǫtьma | *rьtǫtьmi |
| locative | *rьtǫti | *rьtǫtьju, *rьtǫťu* | *rьtǫtьxъ |
| vocative | *rьtǫti | *rьtǫti | *rьtǫti |
* 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).
Alternative reconstructions
- *rъtǫtь
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ртуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress