Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/metělь

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

Per Vasmer, related to *mesti (“to throw, to sweep”).

Noun

*metělь f

  1. blizzard

Declension

Declension of *metělь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *metělь *metěli *metěli
genitive *metěli *metělьju, *metěľu* *metělьjь, *metěli*
dative *metěli *metělьma *metělьmъ
accusative *metělь *metěli *metěli
instrumental *metělьjǫ, *metěľǫ* *metělьma *metělьmi
locative *metěli *metělьju, *metěľu* *metělьxъ
vocative *metěli *metěli *metěli

* 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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • ⇒ Belarusian: мяце́ліца (mjacjélica)
    • Russian: мете́ль (metélʹ)
    • Ukrainian: меті́ль (metílʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мете́ль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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