Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rězьba
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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
Formed as *rězati (“to cut, to carve”) + *-ьba.
Noun
*rězьba f
Declension
Declension of *rězьba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *rězьba | *rězьbě | *rězьby |
| genitive | *rězьby | *rězьbu | *rězьbъ |
| dative | *rězьbě | *rězьbama | *rězьbamъ |
| accusative | *rězьbǫ | *rězьbě | *rězьby |
| instrumental | *rězьbojǫ, *rězьbǫ** | *rězьbama | *rězьbami |
| locative | *rězьbě | *rězьbu | *rězьbasъ, *rězьbaxъ* |
| vocative | *rězьbo | *rězьbě | *rězьby |
* -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).
** 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
- *rězъ (“carving, acute pain”)
- *rězenь (“slice”)
- *raziti (“to pound, to astound”)
- *poraženьje (“defeat”)
- *sъraženьje (“combat”)
- *zaraza (“infectious disease”)
Derived terms
- *rězьbařь (“sculptor, carver”)
- *rězьbařьstvo (“wood-carving (as a craft)”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “резба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 210
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “rezbár”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si