Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ějь
Proto-Slavic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēˀjas, derived from stative/essive verb stems Proto-Slavic *-ěti + *-ъ.
Cognate with Latvian -ējs, Lithuanian -ėjas.[1]
Suffix edit
*-ějь m
- Deverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti. Similar in sense to -er, -ant:
- Deverbal from essive verbs inflecting in *-jati. Similar in sense to -er, -ant:
Declension edit
Declension of *-ějь (soft o-stem)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Otrębski, Jan (1964) “Славяно-балтийское языковое единство. II. Морфологические явления”, in Вопросы языкознания, number 6, Москва: Издательство Академии наук СССР, page 28