Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovadъ
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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
Morphologically from *o(b)- + *(v)adъ. Proposed etymologies for the stem element:
- Miklošič, Brugmann, Zubatý: Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓˀdas (“biter, stinger”), either from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to bite”) or possibly an o-grade of *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with Lithuanian úodas (“mosquito”), Latvian uôds, ods (“gnat, mosquito”). Compare also dialectal Belarusian вадзе́нь (vadzjénʹ, “gadfly”) (earlier *(v)adьňь).
- Pokorny: From Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to shove, to push”), akin to Sanskrit वध् (vadh, “to slay, to strike down”), Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō, “to push”).
- Machek: From a substrate language, possibly related to Latin tabānus (“gadfly”).
Trubachev alternatively interprets the word as a compound of *ov- (“sheep”) + *adъ (“eater, biter”), since warble flies (and related insects) usually attack livestock.
Noun
Alternative forms
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ovadъ | *ovada | *ovadi |
| genitive | *ovada | *ovadu | *ovadъ |
| dative | *ovadu | *ovadoma | *ovadomъ |
| accusative | *ovadъ | *ovada | *ovady |
| instrumental | *ovadъmь, *ovadomь* | *ovadoma | *ovady |
| locative | *ovadě | *ovadu | *ovaděxъ |
| vocative | *ovade | *ovada | *ovadi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “овод”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*ovadъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 185
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “овад”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 743
- овад in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “obad”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. verjetno *ȍvadъ (ali *ova̋dъ)”