Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъžь
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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 *lugis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lewgʰ-.
Noun
*lъžь f
Inflection
Declension of *lъžь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lъžь | *lъži | *lъži |
| genitive | *lъži | *lъžьju, *lъžu* | *lъžьjь, *lъži* |
| dative | *lъži | *lъžьma | *lъžьmъ |
| accusative | *lъžь | *lъži | *lъži |
| instrumental | *lъžьjǫ, *lъžǫ* | *lъžьma | *lъžьmi |
| locative | *lъži | *lъžьju, *lъžu* | *lъžьxъ |
| vocative | *lъži | *lъži | *lъži |
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: ложь (ložʹ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: лъжь (lŭžĭ)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: lȃž (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ложь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress