Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mazь
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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
- *mazъ m
Etymology
From *mazati (“to smear, to anoint, to oil”) + *-ь.
Noun
*mȃzь f
Inflection
Declension of *mȃzь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mȃzь | *mȃzi | *mȃzi |
| genitive | *mazí | *mazьjù, *mažu* | *mazь̀jь |
| dative | *mȃzi | *mazьmà | *mȃzьmъ |
| accusative | *mȃzь | *mȃzi | *mȃzi |
| instrumental | *mazьjǫ́ | *mazьmà | *mazьmì |
| locative | *mazí | *mazьjù, *mažu* | *mȃzьxъ |
| vocative | *mazi | *mȃzi | *mȃzi |
* 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
- *maslo (“oil, butter”)
- *mastь (“ointment”)
- *mazati (“to oil, annoint, smear”)
- *mazъ (“grease, ointment”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mȃzь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 304
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мазь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress