Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/župa
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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 1
Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gjaupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewp-eh₂, from *gewp-, an extension of *gew-. Compare Proto-Germanic *kubô (“hut, cove”), Ancient Greek γῡ́πη (gū́pē, “den, cavity”).
Noun
*župa f
Inflection
Declension of *župa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *župa | *župě | *župy |
| genitive | *župy | *župu | *župъ |
| dative | *župě | *župama | *župamъ |
| accusative | *župǫ | *župě | *župy |
| instrumental | *župojǫ, *župǫ** | *župama | *župami |
| locative | *župě | *župu | *župasъ, *župaxъ* |
| vocative | *župo | *župě | *župy |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: żupa
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жупа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “жупа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Etymology 2
Not entirely clear. Has been compared with Old English ġēap (“broad, spacious”), Lithuanian gaubti (“to cover”).
Noun
*župa f[1]
Inflection
Declension of *župa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *župa | *župě | *župy |
| genitive | *župy | *župu | *župъ |
| dative | *župě | *župama | *župamъ |
| accusative | *župǫ | *župě | *župy |
| instrumental | *župojǫ, *župǫ** | *župama | *župami |
| locative | *župě | *župu | *župasъ, *župaxъ* |
| vocative | *župo | *župě | *župy |
* -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).
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žúpa”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *župa̋”
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жупа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 559