Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/oldyga
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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
According to ESSJa, from *oldi + *-yga. Doubted by Vasmer.
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *oldyga | *oldydzě | *oldygy |
| genitive | *oldygy | *oldygu | *oldygъ |
| dative | *oldydzě | *oldygama | *oldygamъ |
| accusative | *oldygǫ | *oldydzě | *oldygy |
| instrumental | *oldygojǫ, *oldygǫ** | *oldygama | *oldygami |
| locative | *oldydzě | *oldygu | *oldygasъ, *oldygaxъ* |
| vocative | *oldygo | *oldydzě | *oldygy |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*oldyga”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 55
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1967) “лоды́га”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 510