Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/oba
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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 *abōˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *a(m)-bʰoh₁, where the initial part is an old deictic pronoun or particle, reinforcing the meaning “two, both” of the second part. Cognate with Latvian abi, Lithuanian abu (“both”), Old Prussian abāi, Latin ambō, Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō), Sanskrit उभय (ubhaya), and the second part is same as Proto-Germanic *bai.[1]
Determiner
*oba[2]
Declension
Declension of *oba (hard pronominal)
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *oba | *obě | *obě |
| Accusative | *oba | *obě | *obě |
| Genitive | *oboju | *oboju | *oboju |
| Locative | *oboju | *oboju | *oboju |
| Dative | *oběma | *oběma | *oběma |
| Instrumental | *oběma | *oběma | *oběma |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “ba”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 46
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*oba, *obě, *oboji, *oboja, *oboje”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 26 (*novoukъ(jь) – *obgorditi), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 85
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “о́ба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress