Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьčьta

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

From *mikati +‎ *-ьta, from Proto-Indo-European *meyk- (“to twinkle, blink”). Related to Latin micō.

Noun

*mьčьta f

1. dream

   Synonym: *sъnъ

Declension

Declension of *mьčьta (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*mьčьta	*mьčьtě	*mьčьty
genitive	*mьčьty	*mьčьtu	*mьčьtъ
dative	*mьčьtě	*mьčьtama	*mьčьtamъ
accusative	*mьčьtǫ	*mьčьtě	*mьčьty
instrumental	*mьčьtojǫ, *mьčьtǫ**	*mьčьtama	*mьčьtami
locative	*mьčьtě	*mьčьtu	*mьčьtasъ, *mьčьtaxъ*
vocative	*mьčьto	*mьčьtě	*mьčьty

^* -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).

Derived terms

• *mьčьtanьje
• *mьčьtati
• *mьčьtьnikъ
• *mьčьtьnъ

Related terms

• *mьčьtъ

Descendants

• East Slavic: мьчьта (mĭčĭta), мечьта (mečĭta), мечта (mečta)
  • Russian: мечта́ (mečtá)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: мъчьта (mŭčĭta)

  • Bulgarian: мечта́ (mečtá)
  • Macedonian: мечта (mečta)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ма̀шта

    Latin script: màšta

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьčьta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 90
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мечта”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress