Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьčьta
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *mikati + *-ьta, from Proto-Indo-European *meyk- (“to twinkle, blink”). Related to Latin micō.
Noun
*mьčьta f[1]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mьčьta | *mьčьtě | *mьčьty |
| genitive | *mьčьty | *mьčьtu | *mьčьtъ |
| dative | *mьčьtě | *mьčьtama | *mьčьtamъ |
| accusative | *mьčьtǫ | *mьčьtě | *mьčьty |
| instrumental | *mьčьtojǫ, *mьčьtǫ** | *mьčьtama | *mьčьtami |
| locative | *mьčьtě | *mьčьtu | *mьčьtasъ, *mьčьtaxъ* |
| vocative | *mьčьto | *mьčьtě | *mьčьty |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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
- *mьčьtanьje
- *mьčьtati
- *mьčьtьnikъ
- *mьčьtьnъ
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьčьta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 90
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мечта”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mьčьta”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338: “f. ā ‘dream’”