Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žužeľь
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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
Of onomatopoeic origin, from *žužati (“to hum”) + *-eľь.
Noun
*žùžeľь m[1]
Alternative forms
- *žužela (a-stem)
Inflection
Declension of *žužeľь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žužeľь | *žužeľa | *žužeľi |
| genitive | *žužeľa | *žužeľu | *žužeľь |
| dative | *žužeľu | *žužeľema | *žužeľemъ |
| accusative | *žužeľь | *žužeľa | *žužeľę̇ |
| instrumental | *žužeľьmь, *žužeľemь* | *žužeľema | *žužeľi |
| locative | *žužeľi | *žužeľu | *žužeľixъ |
| vocative | *žužeľu | *žužeľa | *žužeľi |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: жоужель (žuželĭ)
- Bulgarian: жу́жел (žúžel, “cicada”)
- Slovene: žúžel (dated)
- ⇒ Slovene: žužẹ̑lka (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Greek: ζούζουλον (zoúzoulon)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жужелица”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жужел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 557
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жужаль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 242
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žužẹ̑lka”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “cslovan. žűželь”