Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vysь
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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
Formally comparable with Old Irish úas (“above”), Ancient Greek ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-, but with problematic long grade in Slavic. Possibly further related to the adverb *upó (“above, over”).
Compare also Proto-Slavic *vъz- (“up-, super-”), *vy- (“out-, ex-”).
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vysь | *vỳsi | *vỳsi |
| genitive | *vỳsī | *vỳsьju, *vỳšu* | *vỳsьjь, *vỳsī* |
| dative | *vỳsi | *vỳsьma | *vỳsьmъ |
| accusative | *vysь | *vỳsi | *vỳsi |
| instrumental | *vỳsьjǫ, *vỳšǭ* | *vỳsьma | *vỳsьmī |
| locative | *vỳsī | *vỳsьju, *vỳšu* | *vỳsьxъ |
| vocative | *vysi | *vỳsi | *vỳsi |
* 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).
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “высь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- вись in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vysь | *vỳsi | *vỳsьjē, *vỳšē* |
| genitive | *vỳsī | *vỳsьju, *vỳšu* | *vỳsьjь, *vỳsī* |
| dative | *vỳsi | *vỳsьma | *vỳsьmъ |
| accusative | *vysь | *vỳsi | *vỳsi |
| instrumental | *vỳsьmь | *vỳsьma | *vỳsьmī |
| locative | *vỳsī | *vỳsьju, *vỳšu* | *vỳsьxъ |
| vocative | *vysi | *vỳsi | *vỳsьjē, *vỳšē* |
* 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
- *vyšьka (“altitude”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вис (м. и ж.)”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 152
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 535
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Olander, Thomas (2001) “vys-”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a høj (PR 133)”