Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bujь
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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 *bujati + *-jь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewH-.
Adjective
*bujь
- overexcited, volatile
- (by extension) → quick-tempered, foolish
Declension
Indefinite declension of *bujь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bujь | *buja | *buje |
| genitive | *buja | *buję̇ | *buja |
| dative | *buju | *buji | *buju |
| accusative | *bujь | *bujǫ | *buje |
| instrumental | *bujemь | *bujejǫ | *bujemь |
| locative | *buji | *buji | *buji |
| vocative | *buju | *buje | *buje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *buja | *buji | *buji |
| genitive | *buju | *buju | *buju |
| dative | *bujema | *bujama | *bujema |
| accusative | *buja | *buji | *buji |
| instrumental | *bujema | *bujama | *bujema |
| locative | *buju | *buju | *buju |
| vocative | *buja | *buji | *buji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *buji | *buję̇ | *buja |
| genitive | *bujь | *bujь | *bujь |
| dative | *bujemъ | *bujamъ | *bujemъ |
| accusative | *buję̇ | *buję̇ | *buja |
| instrumental | *buji | *bujami | *buji |
| locative | *bujixъ | *bujaxъ | *bujixъ |
| vocative | *buji | *buję̇ | *buja |
Definite declension of *bujь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bujьjь | *bujaja | *bujeje |
| genitive | *bujajego | *buję̇ję̇ | *bujajego |
| dative | *bujujemu | *bujiji | *bujujemu |
| accusative | *bujьjь | *bujǫjǫ | *bujeje |
| instrumental | *bujijimь | *bujǫjǫ | *bujijimь |
| locative | *bujijemь | *bujiji | *bujijemь |
| vocative | *bujьjь | *bujaja | *bujeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bujaja | *bujiji | *bujiji |
| genitive | *bujuju | *bujuju | *bujuju |
| dative | *bujijima | *bujijima | *bujijima |
| accusative | *bujaja | *bujiji | *bujiji |
| instrumental | *bujijima | *bujijima | *bujijima |
| locative | *bujuju | *bujuju | *bujuju |
| vocative | *bujaja | *bujiji | *bujiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bujiji | *buję̇ję̇ | *bujaja |
| genitive | *bujьjixъ | *bujьjixъ | *bujьjixъ |
| dative | *bujijimъ | *bujijimъ | *bujijimъ |
| accusative | *buję̇ję̇ | *buję̇ję̇ | *bujaja |
| instrumental | *bujijimi | *bujijimi | *bujijimi |
| locative | *bujijixъ | *bujijixъ | *bujijixъ |
| vocative | *bujiji | *buję̇ję̇ | *bujaja |
Related terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: buja
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bujь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 84
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “буй”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress