Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zaraza
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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
Formed as *za- + *raziti (“to pound, to bounce”) + *-a.
Noun
*zaraza f
Inflection
Declension of *zaraza (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zaraza | *zarazě | *zarazy |
| genitive | *zarazy | *zarazu | *zarazъ |
| dative | *zarazě | *zarazama | *zarazamъ |
| accusative | *zarazǫ | *zarazě | *zarazy |
| instrumental | *zarazojǫ, *zarazǫ** | *zarazama | *zarazami |
| locative | *zarazě | *zarazu | *zarazasъ, *zarazaxъ* |
| vocative | *zarazo | *zarazě | *zarazy |
* -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
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: zaraza
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зараза”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зараза”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 607