Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/radǫga
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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
Per Vasmer, the first element more likely derives from *radъ than folk etymology’s *rajь. The second element from *dǫga would be cognate with Lithuanian dangùs (“sky, heaven”).
Noun
*radǫga f
Declension
Declension of *radǫga (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *radǫga | *radǫdzě | *radǫgy |
| genitive | *radǫgy | *radǫgu | *radǫgъ |
| dative | *radǫdzě | *radǫgama | *radǫgamъ |
| accusative | *radǫgǫ | *radǫdzě | *radǫgy |
| instrumental | *radǫgojǫ, *radǫgǫ** | *radǫgama | *radǫgami |
| locative | *radǫdzě | *radǫgu | *radǫgasъ, *radǫgaxъ* |
| vocative | *radǫgo | *radǫdzě | *radǫgy |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ра́дуга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress