Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vъzduxъ
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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 *vъz- (“up, above”) + *duxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-, an s-extension of *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke”).
Noun
*vъzduxъ m
- deep gasp, sigh
- Synonym: *vъzdyšьka
- air (secondary, possibly post Common Slavic)
Declension
Declension of *vъzduxъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vъzduxъ | *vъzduxa | *vъzduśi |
| genitive | *vъzduxa | *vъzduxu | *vъzduxъ |
| dative | *vъzduxu | *vъzduxoma | *vъzduxomъ |
| accusative | *vъzduxъ | *vъzduxa | *vъzduxy |
| instrumental | *vъzduxъmь, *vъzduxomь* | *vъzduxoma | *vъzduxy |
| locative | *vъzduśě | *vъzduxu | *vъzduśěxъ |
| vocative | *vъzduše | *vъzduxa | *vъzduśi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *vъzdušьnъ (adj.)
- *vъzduxařь (“one full with air”)
Related terms
- *dъxъ (“breath”)
- ⇒ Russian: вздох (vzdox, “sigh”)
- *duxъ (“whiff, sprite, spirit”)
- *zaduxъ (“asthma”)
- *dyxъ, *dyxanьje (“inhaling”)
- ⇒ Bulgarian: възди́шка (vǎzdíška), въздиха́ние (vǎzdihánie, “sigh”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “воздух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “въздух”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 203