Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ъtъ

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

*-ъtъ m

1. Forms resultant or instantive nouns from roots with expressive or onomatopoeic meaning:

   ‎Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- + ‎*-ъtъ → ‎*rъpъtъ

   ‎Proto-Indo-European *sweyp- + ‎*-ъtъ → ‎*šьpъtъ

   ‎Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- + ‎*-ъtъ → ‎*tъpъtъ

   ‎*čęхnǫti + ‎*-ъtъ → ‎*čęхъtъ (“convulsion”)

Declension

Declension of *-ъtъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-ъtъ	*-ъta	*-ъti
genitive	*-ъta	*-ъtu	*-ъtъ
dative	*-ъtu	*-ъtoma	*-ъtomъ
accusative	*-ъtъ	*-ъta	*-ъty
instrumental	*-ъtъmь, *-ъtomь*	*-ъtoma	*-ъty
locative	*-ъtě	*-ъtu	*-ъtěxъ
vocative	*-ъte	*-ъta	*-ъti

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Related terms

• *-otъ m, *-ota f
• *-ьtъ m, *-ьtа f
• *-ъtь (i-stem)

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ъtъ