Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zabava
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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
Deverbal from *zabaviti, from *za- + *baviti.
Noun
*zabava f
Declension
Declension of *zabava (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zabava | *zabavě | *zabavy |
| genitive | *zabavy | *zabavu | *zabavъ |
| dative | *zabavě | *zabavama | *zabavamъ |
| accusative | *zabavǫ | *zabavě | *zabavy |
| instrumental | *zabavojǫ, *zabavǫ** | *zabavama | *zabavami |
| locative | *zabavě | *zabavu | *zabavasъ, *zabavaxъ* |
| vocative | *zabavo | *zabavě | *zabavy |
* -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).
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- The template Template:R:be:ESBM does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “заба́ва”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika