 | ThisProto-Slavic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
From*němъ(“mute”) +*-ьcь. The word therefore meant "someone unable to speak [Slavic]"; however, some hypotheses hold this was an observation on the relativestoic personalities of some Germanic tribesmen.
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *němьcь | *němьca | *němьci |
| genitive | *němьca | *němьcu | *němьcь |
| dative | *němьcu | *němьcema | *němьcemъ |
| accusative | *němьcь | *němьca | *němьcę̇ |
| instrumental | *němьcьmь,*němьcemь* | *němьcema | *němьci |
| locative | *němьci | *němьcu | *němьcixъ |
| vocative | *němьče | *němьca | *němьci |
*-ьmь in North Slavic,-emь in South Slavic.