Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъskъ
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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]Presumably, spreading from the South, forming an areal Balkan word for 'mule'.[1] The relationship with Latin mulus and Ancient Greek μυχλός (mukhlós) is unclear. All these terms could have derived from an extinct Mediterranean/Near Eastern substrate.
Noun
[edit]*mъ̀skъ m[2]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *mъ̀skъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mъ̀skъ | *mъskà | *mъscì |
| genitive | *mъskà | *mъskù | *mъ̀skъ |
| dative | *mъskù | *mъskòma | *mъskòmъ |
| accusative | *mъ̀skъ | *mъskà | *mъskỳ |
| instrumental | *mъskъ̀mь, *mъskòmь* | *mъskòma | *mъ̀sky |
| locative | *mъscě̀ | *mъskù | *mъ̀scěxъ |
| vocative | *mъšče | *mъskà | *mъscì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъskъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 12
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “меск”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
[edit]- ^ Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.279
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mezȅg”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*mъzgъ̏, *mъskъ̏”