Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlmačь
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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
Of Turkic origin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (“interpreter”), from Proto-Turkic *til (“tongue”). Cognate with Turkish dilmaç, Kazakh тілмаш (tılmaş), Uzbek tilmoch.
Noun
*tъlmáčь m[1]
- interpreter, translator
- Synonym: *tъlkъ
Declension
Declension of *tъlmačь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tъlmačь | *tъlmača | *tъlmači |
| genitive | *tъlmača | *tъlmaču | *tъlmačь |
| dative | *tъlmaču | *tъlmačema | *tъlmačemъ |
| accusative | *tъlmačь | *tъlmača | *tъlmačę̇ |
| instrumental | *tъlmačьmь, *tъlmačemь* | *tъlmačema | *tъlmači |
| locative | *tъlmači | *tъlmaču | *tъlmačixъ |
| vocative | *tъlmaču | *tъlmača | *tъlmači |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *tъlmačiti (“to interpret”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic languages:
- → Hungarian: tolmács
- → Northern Mansi: толмась (tolmasʹ)
- → Middle High German: tolmetsche
- German: Dolmetsch, Dolmetscher
- Luxembourgish: Dolmetscher
- → Romanian: tălmaci
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “толмач”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “tolmáč”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Slovan. *tъlmačь̏”