Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męžьšь
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *menź-jas-, from Proto-Indo-European *mengʰ-yos-, from *mengʰ-. Equivalent to *męzъ + *-jьš- + *-jь.
Adjective edit
*męžьšь[1]
Declension edit
Indefinite declension of *męžьšь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *męžьšьjь | *męžьšьja | *męžьšьje |
| genitive | *męžьšьja | *męžьšьję̇ | *męžьšьja |
| dative | *męžьšьju | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьju |
| accusative | *męžьšьjь | *męžьšьjǫ | *męžьšьje |
| instrumental | *męžьšьjemь | *męžьšьjejǫ | *męžьšьjemь |
| locative | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьji |
| vocative | *męžьšьju | *męžьšьje | *męžьšьje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *męžьšьja | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьji |
| genitive | *męžьšьju | *męžьšьju | *męžьšьju |
| dative | *męžьšьjema | *męžьšьjama | *męžьšьjema |
| accusative | *męžьšьja | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьji |
| instrumental | *męžьšьjema | *męžьšьjama | *męžьšьjema |
| locative | *męžьšьju | *męžьšьju | *męžьšьju |
| vocative | *męžьšьja | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьję̇ | *męžьšьja |
| genitive | *męžьšьjь | *męžьšьjь | *męžьšьjь |
| dative | *męžьšьjemъ | *męžьšьjamъ | *męžьšьjemъ |
| accusative | *męžьšьję̇ | *męžьšьję̇ | *męžьšьja |
| instrumental | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьjami | *męžьšьji |
| locative | *męžьšьjixъ | *męžьšьjaxъ | *męžьšьjixъ |
| vocative | *męžьšьji | *męžьšьję̇ | *męžьšьja |
Definite declension of *męžьšь (soft)
Descendants edit
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*męžьšьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 24