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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mękъkъ
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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 *minˀkakas, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥k-o-kó-s, from *menk-. Equivalent to Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkas + *-kъ.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mìnkštas (“soft”), Latvian mîksts (“soft”).
Declension
Indefinite declension of *mękъkъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | *mękъka | *mękъko |
| genitive | *mękъka | *mękъky | *mękъka |
| dative | *mękъku | *mękъcě | *mękъku |
| accusative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | *mękъkǫ | *mękъko |
| instrumental | *mękъkomь | *mękъkojǫ | *mękъkomь |
| locative | *mękъcě | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| vocative | *mękъče | *mękъko | *mękъko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| genitive | *mękъku | *mękъku | *mękъku |
| dative | *mękъkoma | *mękъkama | *mękъkoma |
| accusative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| instrumental | *mękъkoma | *mękъkama | *mękъkoma |
| locative | *mękъku | *mękъku | *mękъku |
| vocative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mękъci | *mękъky | *mękъka |
| genitive | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) |
| dative | *mękъkomъ | *mękъkamъ | *mękъkomъ |
| accusative | *mękъky | *mękъky | *mękъka |
| instrumental | *mękъky | *mękъkami | *mękъky |
| locative | *mękъcěxъ | *mękъkaxъ | *mękъcěxъ |
| vocative | *mękъci | *mękъky | *mękъka |
Definite declension of *mękъkъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mękъkъjь | *mękъkaja | *mękъkoje |
| genitive | *mękъkajego | *mękъkyję̇ | *mękъkajego |
| dative | *mękъkujemu | *mękъcěji | *mękъkujemu |
| accusative | *mękъkъjь | *mękъkǫjǫ | *mękъkoje |
| instrumental | *mękъkyjimь | *mękъkǫjǫ | *mękъkyjimь |
| locative | *mękъcějemь | *mękъcěji | *mękъcějemь |
| vocative | *mękъkъjь | *mękъkaja | *mękъkoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mękъkaja | *mękъcěji | *mękъcěji |
| genitive | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju |
| dative | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima |
| accusative | *mękъkaja | *mękъcěji | *mękъcěji |
| instrumental | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima | *mękъkyjima |
| locative | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju | *mękъkuju |
| vocative | *mękъkaja | *mękъcěji | *mękъcěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mękъciji | *mękъkyję̇ | *mękъkaja |
| genitive | *mękъkъjixъ | *mękъkъjixъ | *mękъkъjixъ |
| dative | *mękъkyjimъ | *mękъkyjimъ | *mękъkyjimъ |
| accusative | *mękъkyję̇ | *mękъkyję̇ | *mękъkaja |
| instrumental | *mękъkyjimi | *mękъkyjimi | *mękъkyjimi |
| locative | *mękъkyjixъ | *mękъkyjixъ | *mękъkyjixъ |
| vocative | *mękъciji | *mękъkyję̇ | *mękъkaja |
Derived terms
- *mękъčiti
- *mękъčati
- *mękъčina
- *męčь
- *mękъkavъ
- *mękъkostь
- *mękъkota
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мягкий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “мягкий”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 552
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mękъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 248
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mę̏kъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 314: “adj. o (c) ‘soft’”
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