Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vortičь

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *vortiti +‎ *-čь.

Noun

*vortičь m

  1. tansy (any plant of the genus Tanacetum)
Declension
Declension of *vortičь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vortičь *vortiči *vortičьje, *vortiče*
genitive *vortiči *vortičьju, *vortiču* *vortičьjь, *vortiči*
dative *vortiči *vortičьma *vortičьmъ
accusative *vortičь *vortiči *vortiči
instrumental *vortičьmь *vortičьma *vortičьmi
locative *vortiči *vortičьju, *vortiču* *vortičьxъ
vocative *vortiči *vortiči *vortičьje, *vortiče*

* 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:
    • Russian: воротич (vorotič), воро́тиш (vorótiš) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: воро́тич (vorótyč), воро́тиш (vorótyš), наворо́тиш (navorótyš) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: vrátyč
    • Kashubian: warcycz m or f, warticz m or f (probably contaminated with Polish)
    • Old Polish: wrotycz
      • Polish: wrotycz
      • Russian: вро́тич (vrótič) (archaic)
    • Slovak: vratič
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: wróćica
  • Non-Slavic:
    • Hungarian: varádics
    • ? Romanian: vetrice

Further reading