Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jazvьcь

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

From *jàzva +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*jàzvьcь m

1. badger

Declension

Declension of *jazvьcь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*jazvьcь	*jazvьci	*jazvьcьjē, *jazvьčē*
genitive	*jazvьcī	*jazvьcьju, *jazvьču*	*jazvьcьjь, *jazvьcī*
dative	*jazvьci	*jazvьcьma	*jazvьcьmъ
accusative	*jazvьcь	*jazvьci	*jazvьci
instrumental	*jazvьcьmь	*jazvьcьma	*jazvьcьmī
locative	*jazvьcī	*jazvьcьju, *jazvьču*	*jazvьcьxъ
vocative	*jazvьci	*jazvьci	*jazvьcьjē, *jazvьčē*

^* 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).

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: ꙗзвьць (jazvĭcĭ)
    • Russian: язве́ц (jazvéc)
    • Ukrainian: язве́ць (jazvécʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: я́зовец (jázovec)
  • Macedonian: ја́зовец (jázovec)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ја̏завац

    Latin script: jȁzavac

  • Slovene: jazbec (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: jězevec
    • Czech: jezevec
  • Polish: jaźwiec
  • Slovak: jazvec
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: jazw