Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/usmъ

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 *u- + *-smъ.

Noun

*usmъ m[1]

  1. clothing, leather

Declension

Declension of *usmъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *usmъ *usma *usmi
genitive *usma *usmu *usmъ
dative *usmu *usmoma *usmomъ
accusative *usmъ *usma *usmy
instrumental *usmъmь, *usmomь* *usmoma *usmy
locative *usmě *usmu *usměxъ
vocative *usme *usma *usmi

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

  • *usnьje

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: усмъ m (usmŭ) усма f (usma)
      • Russian: усмá f (usmá)
        • Russian: усмáрь m (usmárʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Church Slavonic: усмъ m (usmŭ) усма f (usma)
    • Church Slavonic: усниѥ (usnije)
    • Bulgarian: усма́р m (usmár)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Latin script: ùsmina, ȕsmina
      Cyrillic script: у̀смина
    • Slovene: úsnjа f úsno n
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: usně f
      • Czech: usnář

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “Suf. -mъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 13

Further reading

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