Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/valežь
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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
Action noun of *valiti (“to crumble, to revolve”) + *-ežь. Akin to Lithuanian volė̃ (“roller”).
Noun
*valežь m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *valežь | *valeža | *valeži |
| genitive | *valeža | *valežu | *valežь |
| dative | *valežu | *valežema | *valežemъ |
| accusative | *valežь | *valeža | *valežę̇ |
| instrumental | *valežьmь, *valežemь* | *valežema | *valeži |
| locative | *valeži | *valežu | *valežixъ |
| vocative | *valežu | *valeža | *valeži |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *valъ (“disturbance, wave”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “валеж”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вали, валва, валне”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 114