Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-itъ

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

Derived from *-tъ appended to *-éyti proverbal ending, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

*-ìtъ

1. From nouns in *-mę, forms adjectives denoting property or a characteristic

   *jьmę (“name”) → *jьmenitъ (“famous”)

   *znamę (“flag, standard”) → *znamenitъ (“famous, well-known”)

   *sěmę (“seed”) → *sěmenitъ (“prolific, copious”)

   *plemę (“tribe”) → *plemenitъ (“noble”)

2. From abstract nouns in i-stem, forms adjectives denoting possession of the referred characteristic

   From nouns in *-tь:

   *čьstь (“honour”) → *čьstitъ (“honorous”)

   *mastь (“fat, grease”) → *mastitъ (“fatty, greasy”)

   From stems in *-ь:

   *sьrdьce (“heart”) → *sьrditi → *sьrditъ (“sullen, irate”)

   *avьnъ (“apparent”) → *avìti → *avitъ (“revealed, apparent”)

3. From o-stem nouns, forms adjectives denoting an abstract characteristic

   *uporъ (“stoppage, stand-off”) → *uporitъ (“persistent”)

   *narokъ (“verdict”) → *naročitъ (“special, decided”)

4. From nouns extended transferred into adjectives via *-ovъ, forms adjectives denoting property or characteristic. Equivalent to *-ovitъ

   From archaic u-stem nouns:

   *domъ (“home”) → *domovitъ (“pertaining to a household”)

   *(j)ědъ (“poison, resentment”) → *(j)ědovitъ (“poisonous, resentful”)

   From o-stem nouns:

   *plodъ (“fruit”) → *plodovitъ (“fruitful”)

   *morkъ (“darkness”) → *morkovitъ (“grim, murky”)

Usage notes

• The t-suffix bears imperfective connotation. For the perfective case, the suffix *-ьnъ is applied, e.g. Russian явный (javnyj, “obvious, evident, one which was shown”) : Russian явитый (javityj, “apparent, evidential, one which has been showing (and continues to show)”).

Related terms

• *-ьtъ (noun-forming)
• *-atъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *-itъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-itъ	*-ita	*-ito
genitive	*-ita	*-ity	*-ita
dative	*-itu	*-itě	*-itu
accusative	*-itъ	*-itǫ	*-ito
instrumental	*-itomь	*-itojǫ	*-itomь
locative	*-itě	*-itě	*-itě
vocative	*-ite	*-ito	*-ito
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-ita	*-itě	*-itě
genitive	*-itu	*-itu	*-itu
dative	*-itoma	*-itama	*-itoma
accusative	*-ita	*-itě	*-itě
instrumental	*-itoma	*-itama	*-itoma
locative	*-itu	*-itu	*-itu
vocative	*-ita	*-itě	*-itě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-iti	*-ity	*-ita
genitive	*-itъ	*-itъ	*-itъ
dative	*-itomъ	*-itamъ	*-itomъ
accusative	*-ity	*-ity	*-ita
instrumental	*-ity	*-itami	*-ity
locative	*-itěxъ	*-itaxъ	*-itěxъ
vocative	*-iti	*-ity	*-ita

Definite declension of *-itъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-itъjь	*-itaja	*-itoje
genitive	*-itajego	*-ityję̇	*-itajego
dative	*-itujemu	*-itěji	*-itujemu
accusative	*-itъjь	*-itǫjǫ	*-itoje
instrumental	*-ityjimь	*-itǫjǫ	*-ityjimь
locative	*-itějemь	*-itěji	*-itějemь
vocative	*-itъjь	*-itaja	*-itoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-itaja	*-itěji	*-itěji
genitive	*-ituju	*-ituju	*-ituju
dative	*-ityjima	*-ityjima	*-ityjima
accusative	*-itaja	*-itěji	*-itěji
instrumental	*-ityjima	*-ityjima	*-ityjima
locative	*-ituju	*-ituju	*-ituju
vocative	*-itaja	*-itěji	*-itěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-itiji	*-ityję̇	*-itaja
genitive	*-itъjixъ	*-itъjixъ	*-itъjixъ
dative	*-ityjimъ	*-ityjimъ	*-ityjimъ
accusative	*-ityję̇	*-ityję̇	*-itaja
instrumental	*-ityjimi	*-ityjimi	*-ityjimi
locative	*-ityjixъ	*-ityjixъ	*-ityjixъ
vocative	*-itiji	*-ityję̇	*-itaja

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-itъ

References

• Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26), Helsinki: University of Helsinki, page 96
• Duridinov et al. (1991): "-итъ" in Граматика на Старобългарския език (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 221