Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rьtǫtь

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

Probably a fossilized present active participle from the verb *rьtь, derived from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”). If so, related to Lithuanian ri̇̀sti (“to roll”), riẽsti (“to roll up”), Latvian rist (“to roll”), riest (“to fall off, separate”), Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”).

Noun

*rьtǫtь f

  1. mercury, quicksilver

Declension

Declension of *rьtǫtь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *rьtǫtь *rьtǫti *rьtǫti
genitive *rьtǫti *rьtǫtьju, *rьtǫťu* *rьtǫtьjь, *rьtǫti*
dative *rьtǫti *rьtǫtьma *rьtǫtьmъ
accusative *rьtǫtь *rьtǫti *rьtǫti
instrumental *rьtǫtьjǫ, *rьtǫťǫ* *rьtǫtьma *rьtǫtьmi
locative *rьtǫti *rьtǫtьju, *rьtǫťu* *rьtǫtьxъ
vocative *rьtǫti *rьtǫti *rьtǫti

* 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).

Alternative reconstructions

  • *rъtǫtь

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: рътуть (rŭtutĭ)
  • West Slavic:

References

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