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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tretь
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Proto-Slavic
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: *trьje Ordinal: *tretь Adverbial: *tri šьdy, *trijьťi, *trьje kortь Multiplier: *trojakъ, *trojьnъ, *trьje kortьnъ Collective: *trojь Fractional: *tretina | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tretias, remodeled from *tirtias (preserved in Old Prussian) by analogy with the cardinal number,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyos.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian trẽčias, Latvian trešais, Latgalian trešs, Old Prussian tīrts.
Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit तृतीय (tṛtī́ya), Latin tertius, Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos), Proto-Germanic *þridjô.
Adjective
*tretь
- third
Declension
Indefinite declension of *tretь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tretьjь | *tretьja | *tretьje |
| Accusative | *tretьjь | *tretьjǫ | *tretьje |
| Genitive | *tretьja | *tretьję | *tretьja |
| Locative | *tretьji | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| Dative | *tretьju | *tretьji | *tretьju |
| Instrumental | *tretьjemь | *tretьjejǫ | *tretьjemь |
| Vocative | *tretьju | *tretьje | *tretьje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tretьja | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| Accusative | *tretьja | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| Genitive | *tretьju | *tretьju | *tretьju |
| Locative | *tretьju | *tretьju | *tretьju |
| Dative | *tretьjema | *tretьjama | *tretьjema |
| Instrumental | *tretьjema | *tretьjama | *tretьjema |
| Vocative | *tretьja | *tretьji | *tretьji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tretьji | *tretьję | *tretьja |
| Accusative | *tretьję | *tretьję | *tretьja |
| Genitive | *tretьjь | *tretьjь | *tretьjь |
| Locative | *tretьjixъ | *tretьjaxъ | *tretьjixъ |
| Dative | *tretьjemъ | *tretьjamъ | *tretьjemъ |
| Instrumental | *tretьji | *tretьjami | *tretьji |
| Vocative | *tretьji | *tretьję | *tretьja |
Definite declension of *tretь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tretьjьjь | *tretьjaja | *tretьjeje |
| Accusative | *tretьjьjь | *tretьjǫjǫ | *tretьjeje |
| Genitive | *tretьjajego | *tretьjęję | *tretьjajego |
| Locative | *tretьjijemь | *tretьjiji | *tretьjijemь |
| Dative | *tretьjujemu | *tretьjiji | *tretьjujemu |
| Instrumental | *tretьjijimi | *tretьjǫjǫ | *tretьjijimi |
| Vocative | *tretьjьjь | *tretьjaja | *tretьjeje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tretьjaja | *tretьjiji | *tretьjiji |
| Accusative | *tretьjaja | *tretьjiji | *tretьjiji |
| Genitive | *tretьjuju | *tretьjuju | *tretьjuju |
| Locative | *tretьjuju | *tretьjuju | *tretьjuju |
| Dative | *tretьjijima | *tretьjijima | *tretьjijima |
| Instrumental | *tretьjijima | *tretьjijima | *tretьjijima |
| Vocative | *tretьjaja | *tretьjiji | *tretьjiji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tretьjiji | *tretьjęję | *tretьjaja |
| Accusative | *tretьjęję | *tretьjęję | *tretьjaja |
| Genitive | *tretьjьjixъ | *tretьjьjixъ | *tretьjьjixъ |
| Locative | *tretьjijixъ | *tretьjijixъ | *tretьjijixъ |
| Dative | *tretьjijimъ | *tretьjijimъ | *tretьjijimъ |
| Instrumental | *tretьjijimi | *tretьjijimi | *tretьjijimi |
| Vocative | *tretьjiji | *tretьjęję | *tretьjaja |
Related terms
- *trьje
- *tri
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: третии (tretij)
- Belarusian: трэ́ці (tréci)
- Russian: тре́тий (trétij)
- Ukrainian: тре́тій (trétij)
- Old East Slavic: третии (tretij)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: третии (tretij)
- Glagolitic: [Term?]
- Bulgarian: тре́ти (tréti)
- Macedonian: трети (treti)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: тре̏ћӣ
- Latin: trȅćī
- Chakavian (Vrgada): trȅćī, trȅtī
- Chakavian (Novi): trȅtī
- Chakavian (Orbanići): trȅti
- Slovene: trẹ́tji (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: třetí
- Old Polish: trzeci
- Polish: trzeci
- Polabian: tritĕ
- Slovak: tretí
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: třeći
- Lower Sorbian: tśeśi
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 497
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 497
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “тре́тий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress