Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cicь

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

Onomatopoeic of baby's speech. Compare German Zitze, Italian tetta, Romanian țiță. See also Russian тить (titʹ), ти́та (títa).

Noun

*cicь m (diminutive *cicьkъ or *cicьka)[1]

  1. breast
  2. nipple

Declension

Declension of *cicь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *cicь *cici *cici
genitive *cici *cicьju, *ciču* *cicьjь, *cici*
dative *cici *cicьma *cicьmъ
accusative *cicь *cici *cici
instrumental *cicьjǫ, *cičǫ* *cicьma *cicьmi
locative *cici *cicьju, *ciču* *cicьxъ
vocative *cici *cici *cici

* 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

  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
    • Slovene: cèc
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: cec, cic
      • Czech: cící, cicí (dialectal)
    • Kashubian: cëc
    • Old Polish: cyc
    • Slovak: cic (dialectal)
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: cyc
      • Upper Sorbian: cyc

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “cicь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 87

Further reading

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