Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kleveta
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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]Of uncertain provenance.
Vasmer connects it with *klьvati (“to peck, pick (of a bird)”). However, Trubachev proposes a better comparison with dialectal Czech kleviti(se) (“to gossip”) and Arkhangelsk dialectal Russian клевить (klevitʹ, “to tease, pester”).
Noun
[edit]*kleveta f[1]
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *kleveta (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kleveta | *klevetě | *klevety |
| genitive | *klevety | *klevetu | *klevetъ |
| dative | *klevetě | *klevetama | *klevetamъ |
| accusative | *klevetǫ | *klevetě | *klevety |
| instrumental | *klevetojǫ, *klevetǫ** | *klevetama | *klevetami |
| locative | *klevetě | *klevetu | *klevetasъ, *klevetaxъ* |
| vocative | *kleveto | *klevetě | *klevety |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
[edit]- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kleveta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 14
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клевета”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress