Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žabь
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *žàba (“frog, toad”) + *-ьjь.
Adjective
[edit]*žabь[1]
- (relational) frog, toad
Declension
[edit]Indefinite declension of *žabь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žabь | *žaba | *žabe |
| genitive | *žaba | *žabę̇ | *žaba |
| dative | *žabu | *žabi | *žabu |
| accusative | *žabь | *žabǫ | *žabe |
| instrumental | *žabemь | *žabejǫ | *žabemь |
| locative | *žabi | *žabi | *žabi |
| vocative | *žabu | *žabe | *žabe |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žaba | *žabi | *žabi |
| genitive | *žabu | *žabu | *žabu |
| dative | *žabema | *žabama | *žabema |
| accusative | *žaba | *žabi | *žabi |
| instrumental | *žabema | *žabama | *žabema |
| locative | *žabu | *žabu | *žabu |
| vocative | *žaba | *žabi | *žabi |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žabi | *žabę̇ | *žaba |
| genitive | *žabь | *žabь | *žabь |
| dative | *žabemъ | *žabamъ | *žabemъ |
| accusative | *žabę̇ | *žabę̇ | *žaba |
| instrumental | *žabi | *žabami | *žabi |
| locative | *žabixъ | *žabaxъ | *žabixъ |
| vocative | *žabi | *žabę̇ | *žaba |
Definite declension of *žabь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žabьjь | *žabaja | *žabeje |
| genitive | *žabajego | *žabę̇ję̇ | *žabajego |
| dative | *žabujemu | *žabiji | *žabujemu |
| accusative | *žabьjь | *žabǫjǫ | *žabeje |
| instrumental | *žabijimь | *žabǫjǫ | *žabijimь |
| locative | *žabijemь | *žabiji | *žabijemь |
| vocative | *žabьjь | *žabaja | *žabeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žabaja | *žabiji | *žabiji |
| genitive | *žabuju | *žabuju | *žabuju |
| dative | *žabijima | *žabijima | *žabijima |
| accusative | *žabaja | *žabiji | *žabiji |
| instrumental | *žabijima | *žabijima | *žabijima |
| locative | *žabuju | *žabuju | *žabuju |
| vocative | *žabaja | *žabiji | *žabiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žabiji | *žabę̇ję̇ | *žabaja |
| genitive | *žabьjixъ | *žabьjixъ | *žabьjixъ |
| dative | *žabijimъ | *žabijimъ | *žabijimъ |
| accusative | *žabę̇ję̇ | *žabę̇ję̇ | *žabaja |
| instrumental | *žabijimi | *žabijimi | *žabijimi |
| locative | *žabijixъ | *žabijixъ | *žabijixъ |
| vocative | *žabiji | *žabę̇ję̇ | *žabaja |
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: žȃbji (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
References
[edit]- ^ Klotz, Emanuel (2017) “*džē̱͘ biju «žabьjь»”, in Urslawisches Wörterbuch [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in German), 1st edition, Wien: Facultas, →ISBN, page 99