Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěmę
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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-SlavicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēˀmen or *sēˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. Cognates include Lithuanian sė́muo and Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 (manasēþs, “human flock, literally: human seed”).
NounEdit
*sě̀mę n
DeclensionEdit
Declension of *sě̀mę (n-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sě̀mę | *sě̀meni | *sě̀menā |
| Accusative | *sě̀mę | *sě̀meni | *sě̀menā |
| Genitive | *sě̀mene | *sě̀menu | *sě̀menъ |
| Locative | *sě̀mene | *sě̀menu | *sě̀menьxъ |
| Dative | *sě̀meni | *sě̀menьma | *sě̀menьmъ |
| Instrumental | *sě̀menьmь | *sě̀menьma | *sě̀menȳ |
| Vocative | *sě̀mę | *sě̀meni | *sě̀menā |
Derived termsEdit
- *sěmenitъ (“prolific, copious”)
DescendantsEdit
- East Slavic: сѣмѧ (sěmę)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: