Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nebojь
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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 *ne- (“not”) + *bojati (“fear, be afraid”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne, *b(o)i(ʔ)-aʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *bʰoyH-eh₂-.
Noun
[edit]*nebojь m
Declension
[edit]Declension of *nebojь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nebojь | *neboja | *neboji |
| genitive | *neboja | *neboju | *nebojь |
| dative | *neboju | *nebojema | *nebojemъ |
| accusative | *nebojь | *neboja | *neboję̇ |
| instrumental | *nebojьmь, *nebojemь* | *nebojema | *neboji |
| locative | *neboji | *neboju | *nebojixъ |
| vocative | *neboju | *neboja | *neboji |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1997), “*nebojь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 24 (*navijati (sę)/*navivati (sę) – *nerodimъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 106