Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tretь
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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
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
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| Cardinal: *trьje Ordinal: *tretь Adverbial: *tri šьdy, *trijьťi, *trьje kortь Multiplier: *trojakъ, *trojьnъ, *trьje kortьnъ Collective: *trojь Fractional: *tretina | ||
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tretias, remodeled from *tirtias (preserved in Old Prussian) by analogy with the cardinal number,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyos.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian trẽčias, Latvian trešais, Latgalian trešs, Old Prussian tīrts.
Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit तृतीय (tṛtī́ya), Latin tertius, Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos), Proto-Germanic *þridjô.
Adjective edit
*tretь
Declension edit
Indefinite declension of *tretь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tretьjь | *tretьja | *tretьje |
| genitive | *tretьja | *tretьję̇ | *tretьja |
| dative | *tretьju | *tretьji | *tretьju |
| accusative | *tretьjь | *tretьjǫ | *tretьje |
| instrumental | *tretьjemь | *tretьjejǫ | *tretьjemь |
| locative | *tretьji | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| vocative | *tretьju | *tretьje | *tretьje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tretьja | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| genitive | *tretьju | *tretьju | *tretьju |
| dative | *tretьjema | *tretьjama | *tretьjema |
| accusative | *tretьja | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| instrumental | *tretьjema | *tretьjama | *tretьjema |
| locative | *tretьju | *tretьju | *tretьju |
| vocative | *tretьja | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tretьji | *tretьję̇ | *tretьja |
| genitive | *tretьjь | *tretьjь | *tretьjь |
| dative | *tretьjemъ | *tretьjamъ | *tretьjemъ |
| accusative | *tretьję̇ | *tretьję̇ | *tretьja |
| instrumental | *tretьji | *tretьjami | *tretьji |
| locative | *tretьjixъ | *tretьjaxъ | *tretьjixъ |
| vocative | *tretьji | *tretьję̇ | *tretьja |
Definite declension of *tretь (soft)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tretь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 497
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 497
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тре́тий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress