Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tretь
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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
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: *trьje Ordinal: *tretь Adverbial: *tri šьdy, *trijьťi, *trьje kortь Multiplier: *trojakъ, *trojьnъ, *trьje kortьnъ Collective: *trojь Fractional: *tretina | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tretias, remodeled from *tirtias (preserved in Old Prussian) by analogy with the cardinal number,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyos, ordinal form of *tréyes.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian trẽčias, Latvian trešais, Latgalian trešs, Old Prussian tīrts.
Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit तृतीय (tṛtī́ya), Latin tertius, Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos), Proto-Germanic *þridjô.
Adjective
*tretь
Declension
Indefinite declension of *tretь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tretь | *treta | *trete |
| genitive | *treta | *tretę̇ | *treta |
| dative | *tretu | *treti | *tretu |
| accusative | *tretь | *tretǫ | *trete |
| instrumental | *tretemь | *tretejǫ | *tretemь |
| locative | *treti | *treti | *treti |
| vocative | *tretu | *trete | *trete |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *treta | *treti | *treti |
| genitive | *tretu | *tretu | *tretu |
| dative | *tretema | *tretama | *tretema |
| accusative | *treta | *treti | *treti |
| instrumental | *tretema | *tretama | *tretema |
| locative | *tretu | *tretu | *tretu |
| vocative | *treta | *treti | *treti |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *treti | *tretę̇ | *treta |
| genitive | *tretь | *tretь | *tretь |
| dative | *tretemъ | *tretamъ | *tretemъ |
| accusative | *tretę̇ | *tretę̇ | *treta |
| instrumental | *treti | *tretami | *treti |
| locative | *tretixъ | *tretaxъ | *tretixъ |
| vocative | *treti | *tretę̇ | *treta |
Definite declension of *tretь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tretьjь | *tretaja | *treteje |
| genitive | *tretajego | *tretę̇ję̇ | *tretajego |
| dative | *tretujemu | *tretiji | *tretujemu |
| accusative | *tretьjь | *tretǫjǫ | *treteje |
| instrumental | *tretijimь | *tretǫjǫ | *tretijimь |
| locative | *tretijemь | *tretiji | *tretijemь |
| vocative | *tretьjь | *tretaja | *treteje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tretaja | *tretiji | *tretiji |
| genitive | *tretuju | *tretuju | *tretuju |
| dative | *tretijima | *tretijima | *tretijima |
| accusative | *tretaja | *tretiji | *tretiji |
| instrumental | *tretijima | *tretijima | *tretijima |
| locative | *tretuju | *tretuju | *tretuju |
| vocative | *tretaja | *tretiji | *tretiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tretiji | *tretę̇ję̇ | *tretaja |
| genitive | *tretьjixъ | *tretьjixъ | *tretьjixъ |
| dative | *tretijimъ | *tretijimъ | *tretijimъ |
| accusative | *tretę̇ję̇ | *tretę̇ję̇ | *tretaja |
| instrumental | *tretijimi | *tretijimi | *tretijimi |
| locative | *tretijixъ | *tretijixъ | *tretijixъ |
| vocative | *tretiji | *tretę̇ję̇ | *tretaja |
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tretь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 497
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 497
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тре́тий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress