Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ěďa
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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 *ěda/*ědъ/*ědь (“food”) + *-ja or *ě̀sti (“to eat”) + *-ja. According to Trubachyov: inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ḗˀdjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édyeh₂ (“food related, edible”), from *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Compare Lithuanian ė́džia (“horse food”) and Sanskrit अद्य (ādyá, “edible”), Latin inedia (“fasting”).
Noun
- eating, eating activity
- what is eaten, food, nourishment
Declension
Declension of *ě̀ďa (soft a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ě̀ďa | *ě̀ďi | *ě̀ďę̇ |
| genitive | *ě̀ďę̇ | *ě̀ďu | *ě̀ďь |
| dative | *ě̀ďī | *ě̀ďama | *ě̀ďāmъ |
| accusative | *ě̀ďǫ | *ě̀ďi | *ě̀ďę̇ |
| instrumental | *ě̀ďējǫ, *ě̀ďǭ* | *ě̀ďama | *ě̀ďāmī |
| locative | *ě̀ďī | *ě̀ďu | *ě̀ďāsъ |
| vocative | *ě̀ďe | *ě̀ďi | *ě̀ďę̇ |
* 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*ědja”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 40
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1991), “ěďa”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 6 (e! – ěždžь), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 129
Further reading
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “е́жа”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika