Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/batъ

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

Deverbal from *batati or *batiti (“to hit”).

Noun edit

*batъ m^[1]^[2]

a tool used for hitting, striking (eg. whip, stick, mace, hammer)

Declension edit

Declension of *batъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*batъ	*bata	*bati
genitive	*bata	*batu	*batъ
dative	*batu	*batoma	*batomъ
accusative	*batъ	*bata	*baty
instrumental	batъmь, batomь^*	*batoma	*baty
locative	*batě	*batu	*batěxъ
vocative	*bate	*bata	*bati

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

Descendants edit

East Slavic:
- Russian: (dialectal) бат (bat)
- Ukrainian: (dialectal) бат (bat)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: (dialectal) бат (bat)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: ба̏т
  
  Latin script: bȁt
- Slovene: bȃt
West Slavic:
- Czech: (dialectal) bat
- Polish: bat

References edit

^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*batъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 167
^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “batъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 195

Further reading edit

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “bat”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 22
Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Snoj, Marko (2016) “bat”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si

[1] Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*batъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 167

[2] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “batъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 195

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