Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dъxъ
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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
Zero-grade counterpart of *duxъ (“breath, spirit”) and *dyxъ (“whiff, sniff”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.
Noun
*dъxъ m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dъxъ | *dъxa | *dъśi |
| genitive | *dъxa | *dъxu | *dъxъ |
| dative | *dъxu | *dъxoma | *dъxomъ |
| accusative | *dъxъ | *dъxa | *dъxy |
| instrumental | *dъxъmь, *dъxomь* | *dъxoma | *dъxy |
| locative | *dъśě | *dъxu | *dъśěxъ |
| vocative | *dъše | *dъxa | *dъśi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dъxъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 178
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дъх”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 466