Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lyža
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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 *lyzgati + *-ja. Compare Latvian lužas (“hunting ski”).
North-Slavic range of the word evidenced by derived term.
Noun
[edit]*lyža f[1]
- (North Slavic) ice skate
- Synonym: *lyži
Declension
[edit]Declension of *lyža (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lyža | *lyži | *lyžę̇ |
| genitive | *lyžę̇ | *lyžu | *lyžь |
| dative | *lyži | *lyžama | *lyžamъ |
| accusative | *lyžǫ | *lyži | *lyžę̇ |
| instrumental | *lyžejǫ, *lyžǫ** | *lyžama | *lyžami |
| locative | *lyži | *lyžu | *lyžasъ, *lyžaxъ* |
| vocative | *lyže | *lyži | *lyžę̇ |
* -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).
Derived terms
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Related terms
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Descendants
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References
[edit]- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lyža II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 60
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лы́жа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Sławski, Franciszek (1975-1982) “łyża”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes V: Łasia–Łżywy, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 438
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “лижа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Machek, Václav (1968) “lyže”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 345
- Jiří Rejzek (2007) “lyže”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda, page 368