Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьčьtъ

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 *mikati +‎ *-ьtъ.

Noun

*mьčьtъ m[1][2]

  1. vision, apparition

Declension

Declension of *mьčьtъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *mьčьtъ *mьčьta *mьčьti
genitive *mьčьta *mьčьtu *mьčьtъ
dative *mьčьtu *mьčьtoma *mьčьtomъ
accusative *mьčьtъ *mьčьta *mьčьty
instrumental *mьčьtъmь, *mьčьtomь* *mьčьtoma *mьčьty
locative *mьčьtě *mьčьtu *mьčьtěxъ
vocative *mьčьte *mьčьta *mьčьti

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

  • *mьčьtьnъ

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мьчьтъ (mĭčĭtŭ) (also мечьтъ (mečĭtŭ), мчетъ (mčetŭ), мечетъ (mečetŭ))
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: мьчьтъ (mĭčĭtŭ)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьčьtъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 91

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mьčьtъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338:m. o ‘vision, apparition’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mьčьtъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b/c drøm (PR 137)