Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rěčь

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 lengthened grade *rěk- of *reťi +‎ *-ь.[1]

Noun

*rě̑čь f[1]

  1. speech

Inflection

Declension of *rě̑čь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *rě̑čь *rě̑či *rě̑či
genitive *rěčí *rěčьjù, *rěču* *rěčь̀jь
dative *rě̑či *rěčьmà *rě̑čьmъ
accusative *rě̑čь *rě̑či *rě̑či
instrumental *rěčьjǫ́ *rěčьmà *rěčьmì
locative *rěčí *rěčьjù, *rěču* *rě̑čьxъ
vocative *rěči *rě̑či *rě̑či

* 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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: рѣчь (rěčĭ, “speech, request”)
      • Belarusian: рэч (reč, “thing”)
      • Russian: речь (rečʹ, “speech, conversation, word”)
      • Ukrainian: річ (rič, “thing, matter, language”)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*rě̑čь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 434

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “речь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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