Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žaloba
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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
Noun
*žaloba f[1]
Declension
Declension of *žaloba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žaloba | *žalobě | *žaloby |
| genitive | *žaloby | *žalobu | *žalobъ |
| dative | *žalobě | *žalobama | *žalobamъ |
| accusative | *žalobǫ | *žalobě | *žaloby |
| instrumental | *žalobojǫ, *žalobǫ** | *žalobama | *žalobami |
| locative | *žalobě | *žalobu | *žalobasъ, *žalobaxъ* |
| vocative | *žalobo | *žalobě | *žaloby |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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:
- South Slavic:
- Slovene: žalóba (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
References
Further reading
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “жа́лоба”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 276
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жало́ба”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika