Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ujь

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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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *auˀjas (yo-stem), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian avýnas, Old Prussian awis (uncle) (i-stem).

Noun

*ùjь m

  1. maternal uncle

Declension

Declension of *ùjь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *ùjь *ùja *ùji
genitive *ùja *ùju *ùjь
dative *ùju *ùjema *ùjēmъ
accusative *ùjь *ùja *ùję̇
instrumental *ùjьmь, *ùjemь* *ùjema *ùjī
locative *ùji *ùju *ùjīxъ
vocative *ùju *ùja *ùji

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: уи (ui), вуи (vui)
    • Old Novgorodian: *оуи (*ui)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ujь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 507
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “ujec”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:iz *űjь

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “уй”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress