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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/motyřь
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Proto-Slavic
Alternative forms
- *motyra
Etymology
From *motъ or *motati (“to wind”) + *-yřь.
Noun
*motyřь f
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Inflection
Declension of *motyřь (soft o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *motyřь | *motyřa | *motyři |
| Accusative | *motyřь | *motyřa | *motyřę̇ |
| Genitive | *motyřa | *motyřu | *motyřь |
| Locative | *motyři | *motyřu | *motyřixъ |
| Dative | *motyřu | *motyřema | *motyřemъ |
| Instrumental | *motyřьmь, *motyřemь* | *motyřema | *motyři |
| Vocative | *motyřu | *motyřa | *motyři |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: мо́ты́рь (mótýrʹ)
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*motyra / *motyrjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 88