Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žuna
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *źjáuˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyéwh₁-neh₂, from *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”). Cognate with Lithuanian žiáuna (“jaw, jaw-bone, gill”), Latvian žaũnas (“jaw”). From the same root, but with a different suffix is Proto-Germanic *kawǭ (“jaw”).
Noun
- buccal cavity (the interior of the mouth)
- lips
Alternative forms
Inflection
Declension of *žùna (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žùna | *žùně | *žùny |
| genitive | *žùny | *žùnu | *žùnъ |
| dative | *žùně | *žùnama | *žùnamъ |
| accusative | *žùnǫ | *žùně | *žùny |
| instrumental | *žùnojǫ, *žùnǭ** | *žùnama | *žùnamī |
| locative | *žùně | *žùnu | *žùnasъ, *žùnaxъ* |
| vocative | *žùno | *žùně | *žùny |
* -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
Descendants
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “джуна, джонка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 371
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жуна¹, джуна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 559
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žùna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 564: “f. ā (a)”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “žuna žuny”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 22)”