Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/galǫzь
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from *galъ (“barren”) + *-ǫzь (cf. dial. Russian га́лый (gályj, “arid, desolate”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gelH-. Akin to Old Armenian կողր (kołr).
Noun
*galǫzь f
Inflection
Declension of *galǫzь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *galǫzь | *galǫzi | *galǫzi |
| genitive | *galǫzi | *galǫzьju, *galǫžu* | *galǫzьjь, *galǫzi* |
| dative | *galǫzi | *galǫzьma | *galǫzьmъ |
| accusative | *galǫzь | *galǫzi | *galǫzi |
| instrumental | *galǫzьjǫ, *galǫžǫ* | *galǫzьma | *galǫzьmi |
| locative | *galǫzi | *galǫzьju, *galǫžu* | *galǫzьxъ |
| vocative | *galǫzi | *galǫzi | *galǫzi |
* 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
adjectives
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Descendants
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Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “галу́за”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*galǫza / *galǫzъ / *galǫzь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 95