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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/diža

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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

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lithuanian dỹgė (gooseberry), dygùs (prickly), díegti, Latvian diêgt (to prick, prickle),

Noun

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*diža f

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Inflection

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See also

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Descendants

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  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: díža (acanthus (Acanthus mollis))
  • West Slavic:

References

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*diža”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 37
  • Pokorny 1959:383