Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/statь

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *stā́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis. By surface analysis, *stati +‎ *-tь.

Noun

*statь f

  1. build, form

Inflection

Declension of *statь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *statь *stati *stati
genitive *stati *statьju, *staťu* *statьjь, *stati*
dative *stati *statьma *statьmъ
accusative *statь *stati *stati
instrumental *statьjǫ, *staťǫ* *statьma *statьmi
locative *stati *statьju, *staťu* *statьxъ
vocative *stati *stati *stati

* 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: стать (statĭ)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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