Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vědьma
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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
Noun
*vě̀dьma f
Declension
Declension of *vě̀dьma (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vě̀dьma | *vě̀dьmě | *vě̀dьmy |
| genitive | *vě̀dьmy | *vě̀dьmu | *vě̀dьmъ |
| dative | *vě̀dьmě | *vě̀dьmama | *vě̀dьmamъ |
| accusative | *vě̀dьmǫ | *vě̀dьmě | *vě̀dьmy |
| instrumental | *vě̀dьmojǫ, *vě̀dьmǭ** | *vě̀dьmama | *vě̀dьmamī |
| locative | *vě̀dьmě | *vě̀dьmu | *vě̀dьmasъ, *vě̀dьmaxъ* |
| vocative | *vě̀dьmo | *vě̀dьmě | *vě̀dьmy |
* -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
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ве́дьма”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress