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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cicь
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *titь (Russian)
Etymology
Onomatopoeic of baby's speech, cf. German Zitze, Italian tetta, Romanian țiță. See also Russian тить (titʹ), ти́та (títa).
Alternative forms
- *cica (a-stem)
Declension
Declension of *cicь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *cicь | *cici | *cici |
| Accusative | *cicь | *cici | *cici |
| Genitive | *cici | *cicьju, *ciču* | *cicьjь, *cici* |
| Locative | *cici | *cicьju, *ciču* | *cicьxъ |
| Dative | *cici | *cicьma | *cicьmъ |
| Instrumental | *cicьjǫ, *cičǫ* | *cicьma | *cicьmi |
| Vocative | *cici | *cici | *cici |
* 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
- *cicati (“to suckle”)
- *cicьkъ
Related terms
- *sъsati (“to suckle”)
Descendants
References
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “cicь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 87
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “титька”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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