Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъtъ

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

Most likely from an earlier *sъptъ, derived from the present stem *sъp- +‎ *-tъ of *su(p)ti (to pile, to aggregate).

Noun

*sъtъ m[1][2]

  1. honeycomb

Declension

Predominantly (including in Church Slavonic):

Declension of *sъ̏tъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъ̏tъ *sъ̏ta *sъ̏ti
genitive *sъ̏ta *sъtù *sъ̀tъ
dative *sъ̏tu *sъtomà *sъtòmъ
accusative *sъ̏tъ *sъ̏ta *sъ̏ty
instrumental *sъ̏tъmь, *sъ̏tomь* *sъtomà *sъtý
locative *sъ̏tě *sъtù *sъtě̃xъ
vocative *sъte *sъ̏ta *sъ̏ti

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

In Slovene:

Declension of *sъ̏tъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъ̏tъ *sъ̏ty *sъ̏tove
genitive *sъ̏tu *sъtovù *sъtòvъ
dative *sъ̏tovi *sъtъmà *sъ̏tъmъ
accusative *sъ̏tъ *sъ̏ty *sъ̏ty
instrumental *sъ̏tъmь *sъtъmà *sъtъmì
locative *sъtú *sъtovù *sъ̏tъxъ
vocative *sъtu *sъ̏ty *sъ̏tove

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сътъ (sŭtŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: сътъ (sŭtŭ) (sometimes also spelled as сьтъ (sĭtŭ))
      • Bulgarian: сът (sǎt) (obsolete)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (obsolete)
      Cyrillic script: са̑т
    • Slovene: sȃt (tonal orthography) (obsolete)

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sъtъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 156)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “sat”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *sъ̏tъ

Further reading

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