Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žasъ

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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

Related to *užasъ, of disputed origin.

East Slavic forms exhibit final -х under the influence of analogous emotional states: *straxъ (“fear”), *upolxъ (“timidness”), *směxъ (“laughter”).

Noun

*žasъ m

  1. fright, awe

Declension

Declension of *žasъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *žasъ *žasa *žasi
genitive *žasa *žasu *žasъ
dative *žasu *žasoma *žasomъ
accusative *žasъ *žasa *žasy
instrumental *žasъmь, *žasomь* *žasoma *žasy
locative *žasě *žasu *žasěxъ
vocative *žase *žasa *žasi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: жах (žax)
    • Ukrainian: жах (žax)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ужас”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “жас”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 188
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “жах”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 189
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