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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajatъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *ȃje + *-atъ. Cognate with Latin ōvātus.
Adjective
*ȃjatъ m
- ovate
- → oval, shaped like an egg
Alternative forms
- *ajitъ
Declension
Indefinite declension of *ajatъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ajatъ | *ajata | *ajato |
| Accusative | *ajatъ | *ajatǫ | *ajato |
| Genitive | *ajata | *ajaty | *ajata |
| Locative | *ajatě | *ajatě | *ajatě |
| Dative | *ajatu | *ajatě | *ajatu |
| Instrumental | *ajatomь | *ajatojǫ | *ajatomь |
| Vocative | *ajate | *ajato | *ajato |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajata | *ajatě | *ajatě |
| Accusative | *ajata | *ajatě | *ajatě |
| Genitive | *ajatu | *ajatu | *ajatu |
| Locative | *ajatu | *ajatu | *ajatu |
| Dative | *ajatoma | *ajatama | *ajatoma |
| Instrumental | *ajatoma | *ajatama | *ajatoma |
| Vocative | *ajata | *ajatě | *ajatě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajati | *ajaty | *ajata |
| Accusative | *ajaty | *ajaty | *ajata |
| Genitive | *ajatъ | *ajatъ | *ajatъ |
| Locative | *ajatěxъ | *ajataxъ | *ajatěxъ |
| Dative | *ajatomъ | *ajatamъ | *ajatomъ |
| Instrumental | *ajaty | *ajatami | *ajaty |
| Vocative | *ajati | *ajaty | *ajata |
Definite declension of *ajatъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ajatъjь | *ajataja | *ajatoje |
| Accusative | *ajatъjь | *ajatǫjǫ | *ajatoje |
| Genitive | *ajatajego | *ajatyję | *ajatajego |
| Locative | *ajatějemь | *ajatěji | *ajatějemь |
| Dative | *ajatujemu | *ajatěji | *ajatujemu |
| Instrumental | *ajatyjimi | *ajatǫjǫ | *ajatyjimi |
| Vocative | *ajatъjь | *ajataja | *ajatoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajataja | *ajatěji | *ajatěji |
| Accusative | *ajataja | *ajatěji | *ajatěji |
| Genitive | *ajatuju | *ajatuju | *ajatuju |
| Locative | *ajatuju | *ajatuju | *ajatuju |
| Dative | *ajatyjima | *ajatyjima | *ajatyjima |
| Instrumental | *ajatyjima | *ajatyjima | *ajatyjima |
| Vocative | *ajataja | *ajatěji | *ajatěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajatiji | *ajatyję | *ajataja |
| Accusative | *ajatyję | *ajatyję | *ajataja |
| Genitive | *ajatъjixъ | *ajatъjixъ | *ajatъjixъ |
| Locative | *ajatyjixъ | *ajatyjixъ | *ajatyjixъ |
| Dative | *ajatyjimъ | *ajatyjimъ | *ajatyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *ajatyjimi | *ajatyjimi | *ajatyjimi |
| Vocative | *ajatiji | *ajatyję | *ajataja |
Related terms
- *ajьce, *ajьko (“egg”)
- *ajьčęstъ (“egg-like”)
- *ajьčьjь (“pertaining to egg”)
- *ajьčьnъ (“egg-related”)
- *ajьnъ (“egg-related”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ја̀јат (“testicular”)
- Latin: jàjat (“testicular”)
- Serbo-Croatian:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajatъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 61