Reconstruction talk:Proto-Slavic/myšь
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Rua in topic Reduction of the derived terms
Reduction of the derived terms
editDo we seriously need so many derivatives (45 as of the posting of this thread)? In my opinion, only *myšьca (muscle), *myšьnica (biceps, armpit) and *myšelovъ (buzzard) are unique enough to be worth noting. The remaining derivatives are diminutive forms, collective terms, adjectives, generic compound words such as mouse-hunter, mouse-plague, mouse-trap, mouse-poison, etc (which nobody uses except in very specific situations). Most of them do not convey any unique meaning, thus, I think, it is pointless to be mention them. Bezimenen (talk) 15:12, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- If they are derived terms, and can be securely reconstructed for Proto-Slavic so that an entry can be created for them, why would we not include them in the list? —Rua (mew) 15:41, 23 December 2018 (UTC)