Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drъžь
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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 *drugjas. Baltic cognates include Latvian drudzis, Lithuanian drugỹs. Possible cognates outside of Balto-Slavic could be Proto-Germanic *draugiz, *drūgiz (“dry”).
Noun
*drъžь m[1]
Declension
Declension of *drъžь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *drъžь | *drъži | *drъžьje, *drъže* |
| genitive | *drъži | *drъžьju, *drъžu* | *drъžьjь, *drъži* |
| dative | *drъži | *drъžьma | *drъžьmъ |
| accusative | *drъžь | *drъži | *drъži |
| instrumental | *drъžьmь | *drъžьma | *drъžьmi |
| locative | *drъži | *drъžьju, *drъžu* | *drъžьxъ |
| vocative | *drъži | *drъži | *drъžьje, *drъže* |
* 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
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дрожь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*drъžь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123: “m. jo? ‘shivering, tremor’”