Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žegъzica
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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 *žegъza (“cuckoo”) + *-ica.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *žegъzica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žegъzica | *žegъzici | *žegъzicę̇ |
| genitive | *žegъzicę̇ | *žegъzicu | *žegъzicь |
| dative | *žegъzici | *žegъzicama | *žegъzicamъ |
| accusative | *žegъzicǫ | *žegъzici | *žegъzicę̇ |
| instrumental | *žegъzicejǫ, *žegъzicǫ** | *žegъzicama | *žegъzicami |
| locative | *žegъzici | *žegъzicu | *žegъzicasъ, *žegъzicaxъ* |
| vocative | *žegъzice | *žegъzici | *žegъzicę̇ |
* -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).
Related terms
nouns
Descendants
- East Slavic:
References
- ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “зозу́ля”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 451
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зегзи́ца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зозу́ля”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 274
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зязю́ля”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 356