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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gatь
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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
- *gatъ
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gā́ˀtei (“to go, to proceed”), ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”).
Declension
Declension of *gatь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *gatь | *gati | *gati |
| Accusative | *gatь | *gati | *gati |
| Genitive | *gati | *gatьju, *gaťu* | *gatьjь, *gati* |
| Locative | *gati | *gatьju, *gaťu* | *gatьxъ |
| Dative | *gati | *gatьma | *gatьmъ |
| Instrumental | *gatьjǫ, *gaťǫ* | *gatьma | *gatьmi |
| Vocative | *gati | *gati | *gati |
* 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).
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gatь/*gatъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 108
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “гать”, 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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