Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫžьščina
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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 *mǫžьskъ + *-ina, from *mǫ̑žь.
Noun
[edit]*mǫžьščina m[1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *mǫžьščina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mǫžьščina | *mǫžьščině | *mǫžьščiny |
| genitive | *mǫžьščiny | *mǫžьščinu | *mǫžьščinъ |
| dative | *mǫžьščině | *mǫžьščinama | *mǫžьščinamъ |
| accusative | *mǫžьščinǫ | *mǫžьščině | *mǫžьščiny |
| instrumental | *mǫžьščinojǫ, *mǫžьščinǫ** | *mǫžьščinama | *mǫžьščinami |
| locative | *mǫžьščině | *mǫžьščinu | *mǫžьščinasъ, *mǫžьščinaxъ* |
| vocative | *mǫžьščino | *mǫžьščině | *mǫžьščiny |
* -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).
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
[edit]- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mǫžьščina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 166