мѧккїй

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мѧкъкꙑи (mękŭkyi) (мѧгъкꙑи (męgŭkyi)), мѧкъкъ (mękŭkŭ) (мѧгъкъ (męgŭkŭ)), from Proto-Slavic *mę̑kъkъ (*mę̑gъkъ), from *mękъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥Hk-ós, from *menk-.[1][2][3][4] Cognate with Russian мя́гкий (mjáxkij), Old Czech měkký.

Adjective

мѧ́ккїй • (mjákkij)

  1. soft

Declension
Declension of мѧккїй (hard, velar)
masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative мѧккїй, мѧккый
mjakkij, mjakkyj		 мѧккоє
mjakkoje		 мѧккаꙗ
mjakkaja		 мѧккїѣ
mjakkijě
genitive мѧккого
mjakkoho		 мѧккоѣ
mjakkojě		 мѧккихъ, мѧккыхъ
mjakkix, mjakkyx
dative мѧккому
mjakkomu		 мѧккой
mjakkoj		 мѧккимъ, мѧккымъ
mjakkim, mjakkym
accusative animate мѧккого
mjakkoho		 мѧккоє
mjakkoje		 мѧккую
mjakkuju		 мѧккихъ, мѧккыхъ
mjakkix, mjakkyx
inanimate мѧккїй, мѧккый
mjakkij, mjakkyj		 мѧккїѣ
mjakkijě
instrumental мѧккимъ, мѧккымъ
mjakkim, mjakkym		 мѧккою
mjakkoju		 мѧккими, мѧккыми
mjakkimi, mjakkymi
locative мѧккомъ
mjakkom		 мѧккой
mjakkoj		 мѧккихъ, мѧккыхъ
mjakkix, mjakkyx
ㅤ
short form мѧккъ
mjakk		 мѧкко
mjakko		 мѧкка
mjakka		 мѧкки, мѧккы
mjakki, mjakky

Descendants
  • Belarusian: мя́ккі (mjákki); мя́кі́ (mjákí), м'я́ккі (mʺjákki), мя́ккій (mjákkij) (dialectal)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: мя́гкый (mjáhkŷj), мня́гкый (mnjáhkŷj)
  • Ukrainian: м'яки́й (mʺjakýj); м'ягки́й (mʺjahkýj), м'яхки́й (mʺjaxkýj), мняки́й (mnjakýj) (dialectal)

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mękъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 248
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “м'який”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 547
  3. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “м'яки́й”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 834: “MUk. мя́гкїй (XVII c.)”
  4. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), “мя́ккі”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 138: “ст.-бел. мяккий ― st.-bjel. mjakkij”

Further reading
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “мягкий, мяккий, мяхкий”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 259
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