Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/myšь

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 1

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.[1]

Noun

*mỳšь f[1][2]

  1. mouse
Inflection
Declension of *mỳšь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *mỳšь *mỳši *mỳši
genitive *mỳšī *mỳšьju, *mỳšu* *mỳšьjь, *mỳšī*
dative *mỳši *mỳšьma *mỳšьmъ
accusative *mỳšь *mỳši *mỳši
instrumental *mỳšьjǫ, *mỳšǭ* *mỳšьma *mỳšьmī
locative *mỳšī *mỳšьju, *mỳšu* *mỳšьxъ
vocative *myši *mỳši *mỳši

* 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).

See also
  • *myšakъ
  • *myšarjь
  • *myšastъ, *myšatъ
  • *myšejadъ, *myšejadь, *myšejaďa
    • *myšejadina
  • *myšelopъ
  • *myšelovъ, *myšilovъ (buzzard)
    • *myšelovьcь, *myšelovica
    • *myšelovъka
  • *myšemorъ
  • *myšenina
  • *myšenъka
  • *myšepadъ
  • *myšepolxъ
  • *myšepǫdъ
  • *myšera, *myšerъ
  • *myšerězъ
  • *myšetravъ
  • *myševatъ, myševitъ
  • *myševějь
  • *myševъ
    • *myševina
  • *myšę (*myšęt-)
    • *myšętina
    • *myšętьnikъ
    • *myšęťь
  • *myšikъ m, *myšica f
  • *myšina
  • *myšinъ
    • *myšinьcь
  • *myšišče
  • *myšiťь
  • *myšь
    • *myšьjakъ
  • *myšьcь m, *myšьca f (muscle)
  • *myšьkъ m, *myšьka f
    • *myšьkovati
  • *myšьnъ (related to the upper arm)
    • *myšьnikъ m, *myšьnica f, *myšьna (biceps, armpit)
    • *myšьnjakъ
  • *myšura, *myšurъ
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мꙑшь (myšĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: мꙑшь (myšĭ)
      Glagolitic: ⰿⱏⰹⱎⱐ (myšĭ)
    • Bulgarian: мишка (miška), миш (miš) (obsolete)
    • Macedonian: миш (miš) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ми̏ш
      Latin script: mȉš
    • Slovene: mȉš (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мышь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “мышь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 552
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*myšь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 65

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mỳšь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337:f. i (a) ‘mouse’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “myšь myši”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 23, 148, 166, 199; PR 132; RPT 97)

Etymology 2

From *mỳšь (mouse) +‎ *-ьjь.

Adjective

*myšь[1][2]

  1. (relational) mouse
Declension
Indefinite declension of *myšь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *myšь *myša *myše
genitive *myša *myšę̇ *myša
dative *myšu *myši *myšu
accusative *myšь *myšǫ *myše
instrumental *myšemь *myšejǫ *myšemь
locative *myši *myši *myši
vocative *myšu *myše *myše
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *myša *myši *myši
genitive *myšu *myšu *myšu
dative *myšema *myšama *myšema
accusative *myša *myši *myši
instrumental *myšema *myšama *myšema
locative *myšu *myšu *myšu
vocative *myša *myši *myši
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *myši *myšę̇ *myša
genitive *myšь *myšь *myšь
dative *myšemъ *myšamъ *myšemъ
accusative *myšę̇ *myšę̇ *myša
instrumental *myši *myšami *myši
locative *myšixъ *myšaxъ *myšixъ
vocative *myši *myšę̇ *myša
Definite declension of *myšь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *myšьjь *myšaja *myšeje
genitive *myšajego *myšę̇ję̇ *myšajego
dative *myšujemu *myšiji *myšujemu
accusative *myšьjь *myšǫjǫ *myšeje
instrumental *myšijimь *myšǫjǫ *myšijimь
locative *myšijemь *myšiji *myšijemь
vocative *myšьjь *myšaja *myšeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *myšaja *myšiji *myšiji
genitive *myšuju *myšuju *myšuju
dative *myšijima *myšijima *myšijima
accusative *myšaja *myšiji *myšiji
instrumental *myšijima *myšijima *myšijima
locative *myšuju *myšuju *myšuju
vocative *myšaja *myšiji *myšiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *myšiji *myšę̇ję̇ *myšaja
genitive *myšьjixъ *myšьjixъ *myšьjixъ
dative *myšijimъ *myšijimъ *myšijimъ
accusative *myšę̇ję̇ *myšę̇ję̇ *myšaja
instrumental *myšijimi *myšijimi *myšijimi
locative *myšijixъ *myšijixъ *myšijixъ
vocative *myšiji *myšę̇ję̇ *myšaja
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*myšьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ Klotz, Emanuel (2017) “*mū̱͘šiju «myšьjь»”, in Urslawisches Wörterbuch [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in German), 1st edition, Wien: Facultas, →ISBN, page 157