Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sujь

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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

Usually compared with Latin cavus (hollow), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, empty, barren), Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, hollow), Old Armenian սոր (sor, hole), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (to get hollow). May be further related to Proto-Slavic *sovati (to shove) (of undetermined origin).

Sometimes, also compared with Lithuanian sáuja (handful), Latvian saũja (handful).

Adjective

*sùjь

  1. vain, futile

Inflection

Accent paradigm a.

Indefinite declension of *sujь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sujь *suja *suje
genitive *suja *suję̇ *suja
dative *suju *suji *suju
accusative *sujь *sujǫ *suje
instrumental *sujemь *sujejǫ *sujemь
locative *suji *suji *suji
vocative *suju *suje *suje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *suja *suji *suji
genitive *suju *suju *suju
dative *sujema *sujama *sujema
accusative *suja *suji *suji
instrumental *sujema *sujama *sujema
locative *suju *suju *suju
vocative *suja *suji *suji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *suji *suję̇ *suja
genitive *sujь *sujь *sujь
dative *sujemъ *sujamъ *sujemъ
accusative *suję̇ *suję̇ *suja
instrumental *suji *sujami *suji
locative *sujixъ *sujaxъ *sujixъ
vocative *suji *suję̇ *suja
Definite declension of *sujь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sujьjь *sujaja *sujeje
genitive *sujajego *suję̇ję̇ *sujajego
dative *sujujemu *sujiji *sujujemu
accusative *sujьjь *sujǫjǫ *sujeje
instrumental *sujijimь *sujǫjǫ *sujijimь
locative *sujijemь *sujiji *sujijemь
vocative *sujьjь *sujaja *sujeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sujaja *sujiji *sujiji
genitive *sujuju *sujuju *sujuju
dative *sujijima *sujijima *sujijima
accusative *sujaja *sujiji *sujiji
instrumental *sujijima *sujijima *sujijima
locative *sujuju *sujuju *sujuju
vocative *sujaja *sujiji *sujiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sujiji *suję̇ję̇ *sujaja
genitive *sujьjixъ *sujьjixъ *sujьjixъ
dative *sujijimъ *sujijimъ *sujijimъ
accusative *suję̇ję̇ *suję̇ję̇ *sujaja
instrumental *sujijimi *sujijimi *sujijimi
locative *sujijixъ *sujijixъ *sujijixъ
vocative *sujiji *suję̇ję̇ *sujaja

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: суи (sui)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “суе”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “суета”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 556
  • всує in Горох.ua (етимологія)

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sujь suja suje”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 123; PR 133)