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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmьrtь

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 *sъ- +‎ *mьrtь, the second element from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mirtís, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.

Noun

*sъmьrtь f[1]

  1. death

Declension
Declension of *sъmьrtь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъmьrtь *sъmьrti *sъmьrti
genitive *sъmьrti *sъmьrtьju, *sъmьrťu* *sъmьrtьjь, *sъmьrti*
dative *sъmьrti *sъmьrtьma *sъmьrtьmъ
accusative *sъmьrtь *sъmьrti *sъmьrti
instrumental *sъmьrtьjǫ, *sъmьrťǫ* *sъmьrtьma *sъmьrtьmi
locative *sъmьrti *sъmьrtьju, *sъmьrťu* *sъmьrtьxъ
vocative *sъmьrti *sъmьrti *sъmьrti
* 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).

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrtь/*mьrta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 150
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смерть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “смерть”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sъmьrtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 480
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