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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Mьstivojь
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From imperative form of *mьstiti (“take vengeance, revenge, avenge”) + *vojь (“soldier”), from Proto-Indo-European *mith₂-ti-, *woyh₁-o-.
Proper noun
*Mьstivojь m
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of *Mьstivojь (soft o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *Mьstivojь | *Mьstivoja | *Mьstivoji |
| Accusative | *Mьstivojь | *Mьstivoja | *Mьstivoję̇ |
| Genitive | *Mьstivoja | *Mьstivoju | *Mьstivojь |
| Locative | *Mьstivoji | *Mьstivoju | *Mьstivojixъ |
| Dative | *Mьstivoju | *Mьstivojema | *Mьstivojemъ |
| Instrumental | *Mьstivojьmь, *Mьstivojemь* | *Mьstivojema | *Mьstivoji |
| Vocative | *Mьstivoju | *Mьstivoja | *Mьstivoji |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- (1=*mьstiti)
- *Mьstišь / *Mьstiša
- *Mьstęta
- *Mьstibogъ
- *Mьstiborъ
- *Mьstidrugъ
- *Mьstigněvъ
- *Mьstiradъ
- *Mьstislavъ
- *Mьstivojь
- *Mьstivujь
- (2=*mьstь)
- *Boljemьstь
- (1=*vojь)
- *Vojьtěxъ
- (2=*vojь)
- *Bivojь
- *Borivojь
- *Budivojь
- *Mьstivojь
- *Xotivojь
- *Ljubivojь
- *Milivojь
- *Dobrovojь
- *Doljevojь
Descendants
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: Mstivoj
- Czech: Mstivoj
- Kashubian: Mscëwòj
- Old Polish: Mściwoj, Mistiwoj
- Old Czech: Mstivoj
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьstivojь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 172