Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьrtь

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mirtís, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.

Noun

*mьrtь f

  1. skin disease

Declension

Declension of *mьrtь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *mьrtь *mьrti *mьrti
genitive *mьrti *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* *mьrtьjь, *mьrti*
dative *mьrti *mьrtьma *mьrtьmъ
accusative *mьrtь *mьrti *mьrti
instrumental *mьrtьjǫ, *mьrťǫ* *mьrtьma *mьrtьmi
locative *mьrti *mьrtьju, *mьrťu* *mьrtьxъ
vocative *mьrti *mьrti *mьrti

* 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).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: mrt
From *mьrtina
  • Czech: mrtina

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrtь/*mьrta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 150
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