Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъža
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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
Verbal noun of *lъgati + *-ja.
Noun
*lъža f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lъža | *lъži | *lъžę̇ |
| genitive | *lъžę̇ | *lъžu | *lъžь |
| dative | *lъži | *lъžama | *lъžamъ |
| accusative | *lъžǫ | *lъži | *lъžę̇ |
| instrumental | *lъžejǫ, *lъžǫ** | *lъžama | *lъžami |
| locative | *lъži | *lъžu | *lъžasъ, *lъžaxъ* |
| vocative | *lъže | *lъži | *lъžę̇ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
Alternative forms
- *lъžь (i-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лжа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lъža”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 256