Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojьkъ

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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

Form an earlier u-stem adjective *bojъ +‎ *-ьkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (to fight). Formally equivalent to Lithuanian bajùs (terrible), which is from the same PIE root but from another meaning to frighten (whence are Proto-Slavic *bojati (to fear), *bojaznь (fear)). The later is attested relatively late, though.

Adjective

*bojьkъ

  1. feisty, ready for fight
  2. brisky, energetic

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bojьkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative **bojьkъ **bojьka **bojьko
genitive **bojьka **bojьky **bojьka
dative **bojьku **bojьcě **bojьku
accusative **bojьkъ **bojьkǫ **bojьko
instrumental **bojьkomь **bojьkojǫ **bojьkomь
locative **bojьcě **bojьcě **bojьcě
vocative **bojьče **bojьko **bojьko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative **bojьka **bojьcě **bojьcě
genitive **bojьku **bojьku **bojьku
dative **bojьkoma **bojьkama **bojьkoma
accusative **bojьka **bojьcě **bojьcě
instrumental **bojьkoma **bojьkama **bojьkoma
locative **bojьku **bojьku **bojьku
vocative **bojьka **bojьcě **bojьcě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative **bojьci **bojьky **bojьka
genitive **bojьkъ **bojьkъ **bojьkъ
dative **bojьkomъ **bojьkamъ **bojьkomъ
accusative **bojьky **bojьky **bojьka
instrumental **bojьky **bojьkami **bojьky
locative **bojьcěxъ **bojьkaxъ **bojьcěxъ
vocative **bojьci **bojьky **bojьka

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: бо́йкий (bójkij)
    • Ukrainian: бійкий (bijkyj)
  • South Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “bajus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77