Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stuga
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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 Skok, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg-, a g-extension of *(s)tew- (“to pound, to strike”).
In Czech, Slovak, there is attested stuha (“ribbon”), which Vasmer derives from unrelated Proto-Slavic *sъtǫga (“knot, splice”) whence Old East Slavic сътуга (sŭtuga), Russian стуга (stuga, “conjoint”).
Noun
*stuga f
- cavity, crack, hollow structure
- (perhaps) small land depression, groove → mire (in dialectal East Slavic)
Declension
Declension of *stuga (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stuga | *studzě | *stugy |
| genitive | *stugy | *stugu | *stugъ |
| dative | *studzě | *stugama | *stugamъ |
| accusative | *stugǫ | *studzě | *stugy |
| instrumental | *stugojǫ, *stugǫ** | *stugama | *stugami |
| locative | *studzě | *stugu | *stugasъ, *stugaxъ* |
| vocative | *stugo | *studzě | *stugy |
* -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).
See also
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- ⇒ Old East Slavic: Сту́гна (Stúgna, “Stuhna river”) (hydronym)
- >? Ukrainian: сту́га (stúha, “mire, peat swamp”) (dialectal)
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стуглица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 516
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стуга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “стуга²”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 456