Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čitavъ
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *čitъ + *-avъ, possibly related to Proto-Slavic *cělъ (“whole”) and less likely to Proto-Slavic *čisti (“to read, to count”). In some dialects (e.g. Bulgarian), the outcome of *čitavъ has become partially synonymous with the outcome of *čistъ (“clean, pure”).
Adjective
[edit]*čitavъ
Declension
[edit]Indefinite declension of *čitavъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čitavъ | *čitava | *čitavo |
| genitive | *čitava | *čitavy | *čitava |
| dative | *čitavu | *čitavě | *čitavu |
| accusative | *čitavъ | *čitavǫ | *čitavo |
| instrumental | *čitavomь | *čitavojǫ | *čitavomь |
| locative | *čitavě | *čitavě | *čitavě |
| vocative | *čitave | *čitavo | *čitavo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *čitava | *čitavě | *čitavě |
| genitive | *čitavu | *čitavu | *čitavu |
| dative | *čitavoma | *čitavama | *čitavoma |
| accusative | *čitava | *čitavě | *čitavě |
| instrumental | *čitavoma | *čitavama | *čitavoma |
| locative | *čitavu | *čitavu | *čitavu |
| vocative | *čitava | *čitavě | *čitavě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *čitavi | *čitavy | *čitava |
| genitive | *čitavъ | *čitavъ | *čitavъ |
| dative | *čitavomъ | *čitavamъ | *čitavomъ |
| accusative | *čitavy | *čitavy | *čitava |
| instrumental | *čitavy | *čitavami | *čitavy |
| locative | *čitavěxъ | *čitavaxъ | *čitavěxъ |
| vocative | *čitavi | *čitavy | *čitava |
Definite declension of *čitavъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čitavъjь | *čitavaja | *čitavoje |
| genitive | *čitavajego | *čitavyję̇ | *čitavajego |
| dative | *čitavujemu | *čitavěji | *čitavujemu |
| accusative | *čitavъjь | *čitavǫjǫ | *čitavoje |
| instrumental | *čitavyjimь | *čitavǫjǫ | *čitavyjimь |
| locative | *čitavějemь | *čitavěji | *čitavějemь |
| vocative | *čitavъjь | *čitavaja | *čitavoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *čitavaja | *čitavěji | *čitavěji |
| genitive | *čitavuju | *čitavuju | *čitavuju |
| dative | *čitavyjima | *čitavyjima | *čitavyjima |
| accusative | *čitavaja | *čitavěji | *čitavěji |
| instrumental | *čitavyjima | *čitavyjima | *čitavyjima |
| locative | *čitavuju | *čitavuju | *čitavuju |
| vocative | *čitavaja | *čitavěji | *čitavěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *čitaviji | *čitavyję̇ | *čitavaja |
| genitive | *čitavъjixъ | *čitavъjixъ | *čitavъjixъ |
| dative | *čitavyjimъ | *čitavyjimъ | *čitavyjimъ |
| accusative | *čitavyję̇ | *čitavyję̇ | *čitavaja |
| instrumental | *čitavyjimi | *čitavyjimi | *čitavyjimi |
| locative | *čitavyjixъ | *čitavyjixъ | *čitavyjixъ |
| vocative | *čitaviji | *čitavyję̇ | *čitavaja |
Derived terms
[edit]- *čitavostь (“integrity”)
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- Ukrainian: чи́тавий (čýtavyj, “strong, great”) (dialectal)
- South Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čitavъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 123