Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъtъ
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
Declension
Predominantly (including in Church Slavonic):
| 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:
| 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:
- South Slavic:
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sъtъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 156)”
- ^ 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