Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nьťьvy

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

Noun

*nьťьvy f pl

  1. alternative form of *nъťьvy

Inflection

Declension of *nьťьvy (hard a-stem, plural only)
plural
nominative *nьťьvy
genitive *nьťьvъ
dative *nьťьvamъ
accusative *nьťьvy
instrumental *nьťьvami
locative *nьťьvasъ, *nьťьvaxъ*
vocative *nьťьvy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).