Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męta
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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 Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).
Noun edit
- mint (plant)
Declension edit
Declension of *męta (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *męta | *mętě | *męty |
| genitive | *męty | *mętu | *mętъ |
| dative | *mętě | *mętama | *mętamъ |
| accusative | *mętǫ | *mętě | *męty |
| instrumental | *mętojǫ, *mętǫ** | *mętama | *mętami |
| locative | *mętě | *mętu | *mętasъ, *mętaxъ* |
| vocative | *męto | *mętě | *męty |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мята”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References edit
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “męta”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b pebermynte (PR 132; RPT 109)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mẹ̑ta”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*mę̋ta”