Reconstruction:Old Novgorodian/мѧхо

This Old Novgorodian 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.

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

With the change x < ś < s, from typical Eastern Old Novgorodian мѧсо (męso), inherited from Proto-Slavic *męso.

Reconstructed based on the Pskov dialectal Russian мя́хо (mjáxo, “meat”) and мяхно́й (mjaxnój)[1], originating from Old Pskovian, where one of the dialectal features was s–sh and z–zh merger ‒ “shokanye” («шоканье») or lisping[2], which sometimes led to changes in the soft [sʲ] > [x].[1]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: *мѧ‧хо

Noun

мѧхо • (męxo) n

  1. Old Pskovian form of мѧсо (męso, “meat”)

Declension

Declension of *мѧхо (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *мѧхо
*męxo 		*мѧха
*męxa 		*мѧха
*męxa
genitive *мѧха
*męxa 		*мѧхоу
*męxu 		*мѧхъ
*męxŭ
dative *мѧхоу
*męxu 		*мѧхома
*męxoma 		*мѧхомъ
*męxomŭ
accusative *мѧхо
*męxo 		*мѧха
*męxa 		*мѧха
*męxa
instrumental *мѧхъмь
*męxŭmĭ 		*мѧхома
*męxoma 		*мѧхꙑ
*męxy
locative *мѧхѣ
*męxě 		*мѧхоу
*męxu 		*мѧхѣхъ
*męxěxŭ
vocative *мѧхо
*męxo 		*мѧха
*męxa 		*мѧха
*męxa

Descendants

  • → Russian: мя́хо (mjáxo); ⇒ мяхно́й (mjaxnój) (Pskov)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gluskina (1962), page 28
  2. ^ DND2, §2.14 page 52
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