Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěta
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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
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Noun
*sěta f
Declension
Declension of *sěta (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sěta | *sětě | *sěty |
| genitive | *sěty | *sětu | *sětъ |
| dative | *sětě | *sětama | *sětamъ |
| accusative | *sětǫ | *sětě | *sěty |
| instrumental | *sětojǫ, *sětǫ** | *sětama | *sětami |
| locative | *sětě | *sětu | *sětasъ, *sětaxъ* |
| vocative | *sěto | *sětě | *sěty |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “се́товать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress