Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъnogъ
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *managas, from late (Northern) Proto-Indo-European *monogʰos. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *managaz (“many”) and possibly further akin to Proto-Celtic *menekkis (“frequent”).
Adjective
[edit]*mъnogъ (comparative *vęťьjь)[1][2][3]
Declension
[edit]Indefinite declension of *mъnogъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mъnogъ | *mъnoga | *mъnogo |
| genitive | *mъnoga | *mъnogy | *mъnoga |
| dative | *mъnogu | *mъnodzě | *mъnogu |
| accusative | *mъnogъ | *mъnogǫ | *mъnogo |
| instrumental | *mъnogomь | *mъnogojǫ | *mъnogomь |
| locative | *mъnodzě | *mъnodzě | *mъnodzě |
| vocative | *mъnože | *mъnogo | *mъnogo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mъnoga | *mъnodzě | *mъnodzě |
| genitive | *mъnogu | *mъnogu | *mъnogu |
| dative | *mъnogoma | *mъnogama | *mъnogoma |
| accusative | *mъnoga | *mъnodzě | *mъnodzě |
| instrumental | *mъnogoma | *mъnogama | *mъnogoma |
| locative | *mъnogu | *mъnogu | *mъnogu |
| vocative | *mъnoga | *mъnodzě | *mъnodzě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mъnodzi | *mъnogy | *mъnoga |
| genitive | *mъnogъ | *mъnogъ | *mъnogъ |
| dative | *mъnogomъ | *mъnogamъ | *mъnogomъ |
| accusative | *mъnogy | *mъnogy | *mъnoga |
| instrumental | *mъnogy | *mъnogami | *mъnogy |
| locative | *mъnodzěxъ | *mъnogaxъ | *mъnodzěxъ |
| vocative | *mъnodzi | *mъnogy | *mъnoga |
Definite declension of *mъnogъ (hard)
Derived terms
[edit]- *mъnogo (“many, much”) (adverb)
- *mъnogota (“abundancy”)
- *mъnožiti (“to multiply, to increase in number”)
- *mъnožьstvo (“multiple, majority”)
- *mъnožьkъ (“excessive”)
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъnogo, *mъnogъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 229
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “много”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 183
References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mъnogъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334: “adj. o ‘much, many’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mъnogъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (sek. immobil accent) (SA 155; PR 133)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mnọ̑g”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*mъ̏nogъ”