Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dъva
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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 *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”).
Numeral
| 20 | ||
| ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: *dъva Ordinal: *vъtorъ Adverbial: *dъva šьdy, *dъvojьťi, *dъva kortь Multiplier: *dъvojakъ, *dъvojьnъ, *dъva kortьnъ, *dъvogubъ Collective: *dъvojь Fractional: *polъ, *polovina | ||
Inflection
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dъva | *dъvě | *dъvě |
| Accusative | *dъva | *dъvě | *dъvě |
| Genitive | *dъvoju | *dъvoju | *dъvoju |
| Locative | *dъvoju | *dъvoju | *dъvoju |
| Dative | *dъvěma | *dъvěma | *dъvěma |
| Instrumental | *dъvěma | *dъvěma | *dъvěma |
Derived terms
- *dъva desęte (“twenty”)
- *dъva korti, *dъva korty (“twice”)
- *dъva na desęte (“twelve”)
- *dъva šьdi, *dъva šьdy (“twice”)
- *dъvě sъtě (“two hundred”)
- *dъvěgubь (“double”)
- *dъvěnъky
- *dъvęčiti
- *dъvęka
- *dъvigo (“yoke for 2 bullock”)
- *dъvigъ
- *dъvina
- *dъvogubъ (“double”)
- *dъvojakъ (“double, twofold”)
- *dъvojь
- *dъvojьťi (“twice”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “два”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “два”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 232
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*d(ъ)va”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 185
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “два”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*d(ъ)va”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 130: “num. ‘two’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dъva dъvě dъvě”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c two (SA 35f., 243f.; PR 139), cf. Table X”