Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlmačь

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

Of Turkic origin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (“interpreter”), from Proto-Turkic *til (“tongue”). Cognate with Turkish dilmaç, Kazakh тілмаш (tılmaş), Uzbek tilmoch.

Noun

*tъlmáčь m[1]

  1. interpreter, translator
    Synonym: *tъlkъ

Declension

Declension of *tъlmačь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tъlmačь *tъlmača *tъlmači
genitive *tъlmača *tъlmaču *tъlmačь
dative *tъlmaču *tъlmačema *tъlmačemъ
accusative *tъlmačь *tъlmača *tъlmačę̇
instrumental *tъlmačьmь, *tъlmačemь* *tъlmačema *tъlmači
locative *tъlmači *tъlmaču *tъlmačixъ
vocative *tъlmaču *tъlmača *tъlmači

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “tolmáč”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Slovan. *tъlmačь̏”
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