Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vetъxъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European *wet-us-o-s, from *wet- (“year”). Cognate with Lithuanian vẽtušas (“old, archaic”), Latin vetus (“old”).
Adjective
*vetъxъ
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vetъxъ | *vetъxa | *vetъxo |
| genitive | *vetъxa | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
| dative | *vetъxu | *vetъśě | *vetъxu |
| accusative | *vetъxъ | *vetъxǫ | *vetъxo |
| instrumental | *vetъxomь | *vetъxojǫ | *vetъxomь |
| locative | *vetъśě | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| vocative | *vetъše | *vetъxo | *vetъxo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *vetъxa | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| genitive | *vetъxu | *vetъxu | *vetъxu |
| dative | *vetъxoma | *vetъxama | *vetъxoma |
| accusative | *vetъxa | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| instrumental | *vetъxoma | *vetъxama | *vetъxoma |
| locative | *vetъxu | *vetъxu | *vetъxu |
| vocative | *vetъxa | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *vetъśi | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
| genitive | *vetъxъ | *vetъxъ | *vetъxъ |
| dative | *vetъxomъ | *vetъxamъ | *vetъxomъ |
| accusative | *vetъxy | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
| instrumental | *vetъxy | *vetъxami | *vetъxy |
| locative | *vetъśěxъ | *vetъxaxъ | *vetъśěxъ |
| vocative | *vetъśi | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vetъxъjь | *vetъxaja | *vetъxoje |
| genitive | *vetъxajego | *vetъxyję̇ | *vetъxajego |
| dative | *vetъxujemu | *vetъśěji | *vetъxujemu |
| accusative | *vetъxъjь | *vetъxǫjǫ | *vetъxoje |
| instrumental | *vetъxyjimь | *vetъxǫjǫ | *vetъxyjimь |
| locative | *vetъśějemь | *vetъśěji | *vetъśějemь |
| vocative | *vetъxъjь | *vetъxaja | *vetъxoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *vetъxaja | *vetъśěji | *vetъśěji |
| genitive | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju |
| dative | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima |
| accusative | *vetъxaja | *vetъśěji | *vetъśěji |
| instrumental | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima |
| locative | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju |
| vocative | *vetъxaja | *vetъśěji | *vetъśěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *vetъśiji | *vetъxyję̇ | *vetъxaja |
| genitive | *vetъxъjixъ | *vetъxъjixъ | *vetъxъjixъ |
| dative | *vetъxyjimъ | *vetъxyjimъ | *vetъxyjimъ |
| accusative | *vetъxyję̇ | *vetъxyję̇ | *vetъxaja |
| instrumental | *vetъxyjimi | *vetъxyjimi | *vetъxyjimi |
| locative | *vetъxyjixъ | *vetъxyjixъ | *vetъxyjixъ |
| vocative | *vetъśiji | *vetъxyję̇ | *vetъxaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vetъxъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 517
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ветхий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress