Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žiznь
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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 *žiti (“to live”) + *-znь.
Noun
*žiznь f
Inflection
Declension of *žiznь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žiznь | *žizni | *žizni |
| genitive | *žizni | *žiznьju, *žizňu* | *žiznьjь, *žizni* |
| dative | *žizni | *žiznьma | *žiznьmъ |
| accusative | *žiznь | *žizni | *žizni |
| instrumental | *žiznьjǫ, *žizňǫ* | *žiznьma | *žiznьmi |
| locative | *žizni | *žiznьju, *žizňu* | *žiznьxъ |
| vocative | *žizni | *žizni | *žizni |
* 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
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жизнь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “жизнь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 304