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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vetъxъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European *wet-us-o-s, from *wet- (“year”). Cognate with Lithuanian vẽtušas (“old, archaic”), Latin vetus (“old”).
Adjective
*vetъxъ
- old, ancient
Declension
Indefinite declension of *vetъxъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vetъxъ | *vetъxa | *vetъxo |
| Accusative | *vetъxъ | *vetъxǫ | *vetъxo |
| Genitive | *vetъxa | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
| Locative | *vetъśě | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| Dative | *vetъxu | *vetъśě | *vetъxu |
| Instrumental | *vetъxomь | *vetъxojǫ | *vetъxomь |
| Vocative | *vetъše | *vetъxo | *vetъxo |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vetъxa | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| Accusative | *vetъxa | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| Genitive | *vetъxu | *vetъxu | *vetъxu |
| Locative | *vetъxu | *vetъxu | *vetъxu |
| Dative | *vetъxoma | *vetъxama | *vetъxoma |
| Instrumental | *vetъxoma | *vetъxama | *vetъxoma |
| Vocative | *vetъxa | *vetъśě | *vetъśě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vetъśi | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
| Accusative | *vetъxy | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
| Genitive | *vetъxъ | *vetъxъ | *vetъxъ |
| Locative | *vetъśěxъ | *vetъxaxъ | *vetъśěxъ |
| Dative | *vetъxomъ | *vetъxamъ | *vetъxomъ |
| Instrumental | *vetъxy | *vetъxami | *vetъxy |
| Vocative | *vetъśi | *vetъxy | *vetъxa |
Definite declension of *vetъxъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vetъxъjь | *vetъxaja | *vetъxoje |
| Accusative | *vetъxъjь | *vetъxǫjǫ | *vetъxoje |
| Genitive | *vetъxajego | *vetъxyję | *vetъxajego |
| Locative | *vetъśějemь | *vetъśěji | *vetъśějemь |
| Dative | *vetъxujemu | *vetъśěji | *vetъxujemu |
| Instrumental | *vetъxyjimi | *vetъxǫjǫ | *vetъxyjimi |
| Vocative | *vetъxъjь | *vetъxaja | *vetъxoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vetъxaja | *vetъśěji | *vetъśěji |
| Accusative | *vetъxaja | *vetъśěji | *vetъśěji |
| Genitive | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju |
| Locative | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju | *vetъxuju |
| Dative | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima |
| Instrumental | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima | *vetъxyjima |
| Vocative | *vetъxaja | *vetъśěji | *vetъśěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vetъśiji | *vetъxyję | *vetъxaja |
| Accusative | *vetъxyję | *vetъxyję | *vetъxaja |
| Genitive | *vetъxъjixъ | *vetъxъjixъ | *vetъxъjixъ |
| Locative | *vetъxyjixъ | *vetъxyjixъ | *vetъxyjixъ |
| Dative | *vetъxyjimъ | *vetъxyjimъ | *vetъxyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *vetъxyjimi | *vetъxyjimi | *vetъxyjimi |
| Vocative | *vetъśiji | *vetъxyję | *vetъxaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ)
- Russian: ве́тхий (vétxij)
- Ukrainian: ве́тхий (vétxyj)
- Old East Slavic: ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰲⰵⱅⱏⱈⱏ (vetŭxŭ)
- Bulgarian: вехт (veht)
- Macedonian: ветов (vetov)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ве̏тах, ве̏т
- Latin: vȅtah, vȅt
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: vetchý
- Czech: vetchý
- Old Polish: wiotchy
- Polish: wiotki
- Slovak: vetchý
- Old Czech: vetchý
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*vetъxъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 517
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ветхий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress