Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъtъ

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

Most likely from an earlier *sъptъ, derived from the present stem *sъp- +‎ *-tъ of *su(p)ti (“to pile, to aggregate”).

Noun

*sъtъ m

1. honeycomb

Declension

Predominantly (including in Church Slavonic):

Declension of *sъ̏tъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъ̏tъ	*sъ̏ta	*sъ̏ti
genitive	*sъ̏ta	*sъtù	*sъ̀tъ
dative	*sъ̏tu	*sъtomà	*sъtòmъ
accusative	*sъ̏tъ	*sъ̏ta	*sъ̏ty
instrumental	*sъ̏tъmь, *sъ̏tomь*	*sъtomà	*sъtý
locative	*sъ̏tě	*sъtù	*sъtě̃xъ
vocative	*sъte	*sъ̏ta	*sъ̏ti

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

In Slovene:

Declension of *sъ̏tъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъ̏tъ	*sъ̏ty	*sъ̏tove
genitive	*sъ̏tu	*sъtovù	*sъtòvъ
dative	*sъ̏tovi	*sъtъmà	*sъ̏tъmъ
accusative	*sъ̏tъ	*sъ̏ty	*sъ̏ty
instrumental	*sъ̏tъmь	*sъtъmà	*sъtъmì
locative	*sъtú	*sъtovù	*sъ̏tъxъ
vocative	*sъtu	*sъ̏ty	*sъ̏tove

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: сътъ (sŭtŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: сотъ (sot)
      • Belarusian: со́ты pl (sóty), саты́ pl (satý)
      • Ukrainian: со́ти pl (sóty); сот (sot) (dialectal)
    • Russian: со́ты pl (sóty); сот (sot) (obsolete)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: сътъ (sŭtŭ) (sometimes also spelled as сьтъ (sĭtŭ))

    • Bulgarian: сът (sǎt) (obsolete)
  • Serbo-Croatian: (obsolete)

    Cyrillic script: са̑т

  • Slovene: sȃt (tonal orthography) (obsolete)

References

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress