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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mati
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Noun
*màti f[1][2]
- mother
Declension
Declension of *màti (r-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *màti | *màteri | *màteri |
| Accusative | *màterь | *màteri | *màteri |
| Genitive | *màtere | *màteru | *màterъ |
| Locative | *màtere | *màteru | *màterьxъ |
| Dative | *màteri | *màterьma | *màterьmъ |
| Instrumental | *màterьjǫ, *màteřǭ* | *màterьma | *màterьmī |
| Vocative | *màti | *màteri | *màteri |
* 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).
See also
Proto-Slavic family terms
| *sěmьja, *rodina (“family”) | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| parent | *otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata | *mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama |
| sibling | *bratrъ (“brother”) | *sestra (“sister”) |
| child | *synъ (“son”) | *dъťi (“daughter”) |
| grandparent | – (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana | *ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena |
| grandchild | *vъnukъ (“grandson”) | *vъnuka (“granddaughter”) |
| stepparent | *otьčimъ (“stepfather”) | *maťexa (“stepmother”) |
| stepchild | *pastorъkъ (“stepson”) | *pastorъka (“stepdaughter”) |
| father's sibling | *strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola | – (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja |
| mother's sibling | *ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola | – (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja |
| sibling's child | *netьjь (“nephew”) | *nestera (“niece”) |
| spouse | *mǫžь (“husband”) | *žena (“wife”) |
| parent of wife | *tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”) | *tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) |
| parent of husband | *svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”) | *svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”) |
| sibling of wife | *šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”) | *svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”) |
| sibling of husband | *děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”) | *zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”) |
| spouse of child | *zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) | *snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”) |
| spouse of husband's brother | – | *ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”) |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: мати (mati)
- Belarusian: ма́ці (máci)
- Russian: мать (matʹ), ма́ти (máti) (archaic)
- Rusyn: ма́ти (máty)
- Ukrainian: ма́ти (máty)
- Old Novgorodian: мати (mati)
- Old East Slavic: мати (mati)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: мати (mati)
- Glagolitic: ⰿⰰⱅⰹ (mati)
- Bulgarian: ма́йка (májka)
- Macedonian: мајка (majka)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ма̏ти
- Latin: mȁti
- Slovene: máti (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: máti
- Czech: matka, máti (archaic)
- Kashubian: mac, macy, macérz, macerza
- Polabian: motai
- Old Polish: mać
- Polish: matka, mać (archaic), macierz, maciora
- Silesian: matka
- Slovak: mať
- Slovincian: mãc
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: maś
- Upper Sorbian: mać
- Old Czech: máti
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*màti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303: “f. r (a) ‘mother’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “mati matere”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “mother (NA 136, 139, 143; SA 18; PR 133)”