Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ortajь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *arˀtāˀjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plow”).

Noun

*ortajь m

  1. ploughman
  2. farmer

Declension

Declension of *ortajь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ortajь *ortaja *ortaji
genitive *ortaja *ortaju *ortajь
dative *ortaju *ortajema *ortajemъ
accusative *ortajь *ortaja *ortaję̇
instrumental *ortajьmь, *ortajemь* *ortajema *ortaji
locative *ortaji *ortaju *ortajixъ
vocative *ortaju *ortaja *ortaji

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ратаи (ratai)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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