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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьčьta

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *mikati +‎ *-ьta, from Proto-Indo-European *meyk- (“to twinkle, blink”). Related to Latin micō.

Noun

*mьčьta f[1]

  1. dream
    Synonym: *sъnъ

Declension
Declension of *mьčьta (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *mьčьta *mьčьtě *mьčьty
genitive *mьčьty *mьčьtu *mьčьtъ
dative *mьčьtě *mьčьtama *mьčьtamъ
accusative *mьčьtǫ *mьčьtě *mьčьty
instrumental *mьčьtojǫ, *mьčьtǫ** *mьčьtama *mьčьtami
locative *mьčьtě *mьčьtu *mьčьtasъ, *mьčьtaxъ*
vocative *mьčьto *mьčьtě *mьčьty
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Derived terms
  • *mьčьtanьje
  • *mьčьtati
  • *mьčьtьnikъ
  • *mьčьtьnъ

Descendants
  • East Slavic: мьчьта (mĭčĭta), мечьта (mečĭta), мечта (mečta)
    • Russian: мечта́ (mečtá)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьčьta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 90
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мечта”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mьčьta”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 338: “f. ā ‘dream’”
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