Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gъmyzъ

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

Likely from the same root as Proto-Slavic *gъmъza (“clump”), *gъmota (“matter”), *gomola (“clump, heap”), but unclear beyond that. Possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *žęti (“to squeeze”).

Noun

*gъmyzъ m

swarming insect, pest
pebble, shingle (in South Slavic)

Alternative forms

*gъmyza f

Inflection

Declension of *gъmyzъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gъmyzъ	*gъmyza	*gъmyzi
genitive	*gъmyza	*gъmyzu	*gъmyzъ
dative	*gъmyzu	*gъmyzoma	*gъmyzomъ
accusative	*gъmyzъ	*gъmyza	*gъmyzy
instrumental	gъmyzъmь, gъmyzomь^*	*gъmyzoma	*gъmyzy
locative	*gъmyzě	*gъmyzu	*gъmyzěxъ
vocative	*gъmyze	*gъmyza	*gъmyzi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*gъmyzati (“to swarm, to infest”)

Related terms

*gъmъžiti (“to swarm, to diffuse”)
*gъmъzъ (“swarm, crowd, band”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: гмыз (hmyz)
- Russian: гмы́за f (gmýza, “swarm”) (dialectal)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: гми̑з m, гми́за f (“pearl”)
  
  Latin script: gmȋz m, gmíza f (“pearl”)
- Slovene: gmíza f (“pearl”)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: hmyz
  - Czech: hmyz
- Old Slovak: hmyz
  - Slovak: hmyz